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Scientific Name | Ornithoglossum gracile B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | COLCHICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Known from five collections but suspected to occur at around 15 locations. It is threatened by slow but ongoing conversion of its habitat for crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Vanrhynsdorp, Clanwilliam and Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Grows on rocky, shale-covered mountain slopes in mountain renosterveld or karroid scrub. |
Threats |
| About 30% of this species' habitat has already been transformed for agriculture, and habitat loss continues. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ornithoglossum gracile B.Nord. | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ornithoglossum gracile B.Nord. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Nordenstam, B. 1982. A monograph of the genus Ornithoglossum (Liliaceae). Opera Botanica 64:1-51.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Ornithoglossum gracile B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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