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Scientific Name | Freesia andersoniae L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Bergaandblommetjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | Widespread across the central interior of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna |
Description | Wedged among rocks on lower slopes of dolerite and dolomite outcrops. |
Population |
Plants are locally abundant (Manning and Goldblatt 2010).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Freesia andersoniae L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 andersoniae L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/17 |
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