Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Bulbine fallax Poelln.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ASPHODELACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2005/07/19
Assessor(s)
E.J. van Jaarsveld & L. Potter
Justification
Occurs as sparsely distributed individuals on the Knersvlakte and northwards to Garies and the Kamiesberg. Not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Knersvlakte.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Knersvlakte Shale Vygieveld, Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland
Description
Quartzite patches and granitic soils in Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Bulbine fallax Poelln.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bulbine fallax Poelln.Rare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

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.


Citation
van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Potter, L. 2005. Bulbine fallax Poelln. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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