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Scientific Name | Babiana hirsuta (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Anaclanthe namaquensis N.E.Br., Anaclanthe plicata (L.f.) N.E.Br., Antholyza hirsuta Lam., Antholyza namaquensis (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt, Antholyza plicata L.f., Babiana thunbergii Ker Gawl., Gladiolus mollis Vahl, Gladiolus sulcatus Lam., superfluous name for A. hirsuta Lam. |
Common Names | Rooihanekam (a), Sandlelie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/08/28 |
Assessor(s) | T. Patel & N.A. Helme |
Justification | This species has a long, narrow, coastal distribution from Saldanha Bay to the Orange River Mouth. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 23 673 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 288 km². It is known from at least 45 subpopulations, and is threatened by diamond mining activities in the northern part of its range and by grazing, coastal development and heavy mineral mining in the southern part. Observations on the iNaturalist platform over the past decade however show that this species has many more subpopulations than previously known and it remains too common and widespread to list as threatened. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is common along the Atlantic Coast of the Northern and Western Cape provinces, from the mouth of the Orange River southward to Britannia Bay near Saldanha. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs on sandy coastal flats and dunes. |
Threats |
| This species has lost 23% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS). It is threatened by diamond mining activities in the northern parts of its range and by grazing and development in the southern parts. A further threat to the southern subpopulations is mining for heavy minerals. Some subpopulations may also have been impacted by the implementation of centre-point irrigation schemes which have allowed the planting of crops in previously non-arable areas. |
Population |
This species occurs commonly in coast sands, it has been recorded from 45 subpopulations and there are 86 observations of this species on iNaturalist between 2012 and 2021. This is an indication that although the population is declining due to loss of habitat it is still common and widespread across its range.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana thunbergii Ker Gawl. | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Babiana thunbergii Ker Gawl. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2007. A revision of the southern African genus Babiana, Iridaceae, Crocoideae. Strelitzia 18:1-97. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| Patel, T. & Helme, N.A. 2021. Babiana hirsuta (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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