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Scientific Name | Lachenalia campanulata Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Lachenalia rhodantha Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & L. von Staden |
Justification | Lachenalia campanulata is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across the high mountains of the Eastern Cape interior. It also occurs in the Nuweveld Mountains north of Beaufort West in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | It occurs in rocky places on summit plateaus and at the base of cliffs on steep slopes in montane grassland. |
Threats |
| The majority of this species' habitat is not threatened, but in some parts of range field observations noted habitat degradation due to alien invasive plants and too frequent fires. |
Population |
This species is abundant and not under threat (Duncan 2012).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia campanulata Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia rhodantha Baker | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Lachenalia campanulata Baker | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Lachenalia rhodantha Baker | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | | Lachenalia campanulata Baker | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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. & von Staden, L. 2019. Lachenalia campanulata Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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