Ixia scillaris

Ixia scillaris
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Ixia
Species:	I. scillaris
Binomial name
	Ixia scillaris; L.
Synonyms
	Tritonia scillaris (L.) Baker ; Tritonixia scillaris (L.) Klatt ;

Ixia scillaris is a perennial cormous flowering plant in the genus Ixia. It is endemic to a small portion of the Fynbos in the Western Cape. ^[1]

Distribution

Its range is from Tulbagh and Darling to the Cape Peninsula and Somerset West.^[1]^[2]

Subspecies

There are 3 infraspecific names; 2 subspecies and 1 variety of the species scillaris:^[3]

Ixia scillaris subsp. scillaris
Ixia scillaris subsp. toximontana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Ixia scillaris var. latifolia Ker Gawl.

Conservation status

Ixia scillaris subsp. scillaris has an EOO of 5,525 km² (2,133 sq mi). There are between 15 and 20 locations remaining, which continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation, along with competition from alien invasive plants; as such, it is classified as Near Threatened.
Ixia scillaris subsp. toximontana is described as Rare due to it being range-restricted with an EOO of 260 km² (100 sq mi).
Ixia scillaris var. latifolia is classified as Least Concern due it being widespread and common and not in danger of extinction.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
^ Duncan, Graham (1999). Ixias for pot and garden (PDF). Veld & Flora. South Africa: Botanical Society of South Africa. pp. 78–79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-14.
^ "Ixia scillaris L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2022-04-12.

External links

Media related to Ixia scillaris at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ixia scillaris at Wikispecies

[SANBI-1] "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-12.

[2] Duncan, Graham (1999). Ixias for pot and garden (PDF). Veld & Flora. South Africa: Botanical Society of South Africa. pp. 78–79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-14.

[3] "Ixia scillaris L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-04-12.

[4] "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2022-04-12.

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