Viooltjie

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Lachenalia anguinea Sweet
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
HYACINTHACEAE
Common Names
Viooltjie (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2020/02/27
Assessor(s)
G.D. Duncan & J.E. Victor
Justification
Lachenalia anguinea is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
This species is widespread across western South Africa, from the Richtersveld and western Namaqualand to the Olifants River Valley in the Western Cape.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Succulent Karoo
Description
It occurs in deep red sands on coastal flats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Lachenalia anguinea SweetLeast 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.


Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.


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.


Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Duncan, G.D. & Victor, J.E. 2020. Lachenalia anguinea Sweet. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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