Taxon

Babiana villosa

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Common name: Rooibobbejaantjie, Red babiana
Family: Iridaceae (Iris)
Synonym: Babiana villosa var. grandis, Babiana villosa var. villosa
Distribution: Western Cape
Habitat: Renosterveld clay flats and slopes
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Near Threatened
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments: It has lost 80% of its habitat due to agricultural expansion and road verge clearing, and its numbers are continuing to decline. Most populations fall outside the boundaries of formal nature reserves and it survives mainly in fragmented pockets on privately owned farmland.
Links: iNaturalist.org • iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

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