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Scientific Name | Sparaxis auriculata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Ear Satinflower (e), Fluweelblom (a), Fluweeltjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2014/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO 13 km², known from three locations and threatened by habitat loss to the expansion of rooibos tea and tomato cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Flats and lower slopes south-east of Vanrhynsdorp at the base of the Gifberg and Matsikamma mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Klawer Sandy Shrubland, Kobee Succulent Shrubland, Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Transition soils between clay and sandstone. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by ongoing, sporadic habitat loss to cultivation of rooibos tea and cash crops such as tomatoes and onions. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sparaxis auriculata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2013. Systematics and biology of the Cape genus Sparaxis (Iridaceae). Strelitzia 32. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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. & Helme, N.A. 2014. Sparaxis auriculata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/17 |
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