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Scientific Name | Ferraria flava Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ferraria divaricata in sense of M.P.de Vos, not of Sweet (misapplied name) subsp. aurea M.P.de Vos |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread (EOO 8244 km²), but rarely collected species. It is possibly more common than records indicate, as its range extends into remote parts of Namaqualand. Although some subpopulations are threatened by habitat loss, this species is unlikely to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Komaggas to Lambert's Bay and Klawer. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos, Namaqualand Inland Duneveld, Namaqualand Coastal Duneveld, Namaqualand Strandveld, Namaqualand Heuweltjie Strandveld, Klawer Sandy Shrubland, Lambert's Bay Strandveld |
Description | Deep sand. |
Population |
A relatively widespread, but rare species, known from only eight locations. However, its distribution range extends into remote areas of Namaqualand where it is likely that more undiscovered subpopulations exist. The population is suspected to be declining due to ongoing habitat loss.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ferraria flava Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | 2013.1 | | Ferraria flava Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | 2013.1 | | Ferraria divaricata Sweet subsp. aurea M.P.de Vos | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2011. Systematics and biology of the African genus Ferraria (Iridaceae: Irideae). Bothalia 41(1):1-40.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Ferraria flava Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/22 |
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