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Scientific Name | Bulbine margarethae L.I.Hall |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/22 |
Assessor(s) | C. Archer, D. Raimondo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Three of four known locations are potentially threatened by limestone mining. Collection of wild plants for horticultural purposes is also a potential threat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | Limestone outcrops. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss due to limestone mining. There are currently prospecting applications on three of the four properties where this extremely range-restricted species is known to occur. It is also potentially threatened by collection of wild plants for horticultural purposes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bulbine margarethae L.I.Hall | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Bulbine margarethae L.I.Hall | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, L.I. 1984. Three new species of Bulbine (Liliaceae) from the Vanryhnsdorp district, Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 3:356.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| Archer, C., Raimondo, D. & Victor, J.E. 2008. Bulbine margarethae L.I.Hall. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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