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Scientific Name | Freesia occidentalis L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Freesia framesii L.Bolus |
Common Names | Western Freesia (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Calvinia to the eastern margins of the Cederberg and Swartruggens mountains to Laingsburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Arid sandstone fynbos or dry loamy soils along foothills where renosterveld grades into succulent karoo, preferring south-facing slopes. |
Population |
A rarely seen species (Manning and Goldblatt 2010), but may also be overlooked as it occurs in an area that is botanically still fairly poorly explored.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Freesia occidentalis L.Bolus | Least Concern | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2010. Botany and horticulture of the genus Freesia. Strelitzia 27:1-114. 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Freesia occidentalis L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/22 |
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