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Scientific Name | Lachenalia krugeri G.D.Duncan |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 375 km²), but not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Steinkopf to Kleinsee. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Coastal Duneveld, Southern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld |
Description | Deep red sand. |
Threats |
| Subpopulations on the coast are threatened by habitat loss to mining. Mining activities however affect only a small proportion (<10%) of this species' habitat, and is unlikely to lead to its extinction. Further inland, it is not threatened. |
Population |
Lachenalia krugeri is currently known from only three locations, but it occurs in a remote and botanically poorly explored area, and is likely to be more common than records indicate. More surveys are needed to determine the size and extent of the population.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia krugeri G.D.Duncan | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Lachenalia krugeri G.D.Duncan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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