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Scientific Name | Ornithogalum pruinosum F.M.Leight. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum glaucophyllum Schltr. ex Poelln. |
Common Names | Tjienkerientjie (a), Wit-dirkie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/02/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Richtersveld to the Knersvlakte and Calvinia and eastwards as far as Kuruman |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Dry, stony clay flats and slopes, and granitic outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ornithogalum pruinosum F.M.Leight. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ornithogalum pruinosum F.M.Leight. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Obermeyer, A.A. 1978. Ornithogalum: a revision of the southern African species. Bothalia 12(3):323-376.
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 |
| Victor, J.E., Turner, R.C. & von Staden, L. 2012. Ornithogalum pruinosum F.M.Leight. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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