Blushing Berg Lily

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cyrtanthus erubescens Killick
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Common Names
Blushing Berg Lily (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/04/25
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & C.R. Scott-Shaw
Justification
A Drakensberg high-altitude endemic, known from four collections. Not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal
Range
Central KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland
Description
Subalpine grassland in moist gullies near boulders, 2000-2700 m.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cyrtanthus erubescens KillickRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Cyrtanthus erubescens KillickLower Risk - Near Threatened Scott-Shaw (1999)
Cyrtanthus erubescens KillickRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Cyrtanthus erubescens KillickRare Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Reid, C. and Dyer, R.A. 1984. A review of the southern African species of Cyrtanthus. The American Plant Life Society, La Jolla, California.


Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.


Citation
Victor, J.E. & Scott-Shaw, C.R. 2006. Cyrtanthus erubescens Killick. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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