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Scientific Name | Drimia uranthera (R.A.Dyer) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhadamanthus urantherus R.A.Dyer |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | Known from three locations potentially threatened by habitat degradation as a result of overgrazing and trampling by livestock (sheep, goats and ostriches). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Little Karoo, between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Muscadel Riviere |
Description | Stony slopes with alluvial conglomerates in succulent karoo shrubland. |
Threats |
| This species is potentially threatened by agriculture (pasture and vines) and overgrazing and trampling by livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drimia uranthera (R.A.Dyer) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Rhadamanthus urantherus R.A.Dyer | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. 2006. Drimia uranthera (R.A.Dyer) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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