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Scientific Name | Ornithogalum puberulum Oberm. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum merxmuelleri Roessler, Ornithogalum puberulum Oberm. subsp. chris-bayeri U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies, Ornithogalum puberulum Oberm. subsp. puberulum |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/02/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Rare in South Africa, but more widespread in southern Namibia, and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia to the Richtersveld, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert |
Description | Rocky south-facing slopes. |
Population |
Locally common in years of sufficient rain, but many plants remain dormant during dry years.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ornithogalum puberulum Oberm. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C., MartÃnez-AzorÃn, M. and Crespo, M.B. 2007. A revision of Ornithogalum subgenus Aspasia section Aspasia, the chincherinchees (Hyacinthaceae). Bothalia 37(2):133-164.
Müller-Doblies, U. and Müller-Doblies, D. 1996. Revisionula incompleta Ornithogalorum Austro-Africanorum (Hyacinthaceae). Feddes Repertorium 107(5-6):361-548.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Ornithogalum puberulum Oberm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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