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Scientific Name | Lachenalia longibracteata E.Phillips |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable A2c |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/30 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Lachenalia longibracteata is a range-restricted species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 17 789 km². It has lost more than 70% of its habitat and loss and degradation continues. A population reduction of at least 30% over three generations (60 years) is inferred from the rate of habitat loss between 1990 and 2014. This species is still relatively common, occurring at more than 30 locations, but most of these are isolated remnants of natural vegetation. It is listed as Vulnerable under criterion A. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Western Cape's coastal lowlands in South Africa, where it occurs from Lambert's Bay to Melkbosstrand, and inland to Citrusdal, Piketberg, Tulbagh and Kalbaskraal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Citrusdal Shale Renosterveld, Ceres Shale Renosterveld, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in stony or gravelly clay soils, predominantly derived from shale or granite on lower slopes and flats. |
Threats |
| Lachenalia longibracteata has already lost more than 70% of its habitat to crop cultivation and urban expansion. Habitat loss continues, and only small remnants remain. Most of this species' remaining habitat continues to be degraded due to spreading alien invasive plants as well as inappropriate fire management. |
Population |
It is still common in spite of ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation. Plants grow singly, in small clumps or large colonies. The population continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. A population reduction of 30-35% over three generations (60 years) is inferred based on the rate of habitat loss observed between 1990 and 2014.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia longibracteata E.Phillips | VU A2c | 2020.1 | | Lachenalia longibracteata E.Phillips | Declining | 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 |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2018. Lachenalia longibracteata E.Phillips. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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