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Scientific Name | Lachenalia algoensis Schönland |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/10/22 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & H. Mtshali |
Justification | Lachenalia algoensis is a widespread species that is declining in parts of its range, but is not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This is a coastal species, occurring from Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape eastwards to Bathurst in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Groot Brak Dune Strandveld, Blombos Strandveld, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Knysna Sand Fynbos, Eastern Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | This species occurs in on sandy flats and dry hill slopes in fynbos and coastal grassland. |
Threats |
| Some of this species' habitat has been irreversibly modified due to urban expansion and coastal development, and loss continues, particularly in the Garden Route area of the southern Cape coast. Subpopulations in the western part of the range are threatened by competition from dense infestations of alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Lachenalia algoensis is a widespread and common species. The population is suspected to be declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia algoensis Schönland | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.
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 |
| Duncan, G.D. & Mtshali, H. 2019. Lachenalia algoensis Schönland. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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