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Scientific Name | Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton subsp. parviflora (W.F.Barker) G.D.Duncan |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Lachenalia glaucina Jacq. var. parviflora W.F.Barker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/11 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & H. Mtshali |
Justification | This taxon is known from a single location where it is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This taxon is endemic to the lower northern slopes of Devil's Peak above Cape Town in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Shale Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in acidic clay soils on north-facing slopes in Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos. |
Threats |
| Alien invasive plants are present in this taxon's habitat, and require ongoing clearing and management to avoid them outcompeting native species. Fynbos on Devil's Peak is also being degraded by too frequent fires. |
Population |
The taxon flowers profusely after summer bush fires and grow in large colonies. The population trend is unknown, but is suspected to be stable.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton subsp. parviflora (W.F.Barker) G.D.Duncan | VU D2 | 2020.1 | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
| Duncan, G.D. & Mtshali, H. 2019. Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton subsp. parviflora (W.F.Barker) G.D.Duncan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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