Ixia scillaris explained

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.^[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 5525km2. 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 260km2.
• Ixia scillaris var. latifolia is classified as Least Concern due it being widespread and common and not in danger of extinction.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Threatened Species Programme SANBI Red List of South African Plants . https://web.archive.org/web/20220412081115/http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1547-236 . 2022-04-12 . 2022-04-12 . redlist.sanbi.org.
2. Book: Duncan, Graham . Ixias for pot and garden . Botanical Society of South Africa . 1999 . Veld & Flora . South Africa . 78–79 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211214005618/http://pza.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/info_library/ixias.pdf . 2021-12-14.
3. Web site: Ixia scillaris L. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2022-04-12 . Plants of the World Online . en.
4. Web site: Threatened Species Programme SANBI Red List of South African Plants . https://web.archive.org/web/20160426225353/http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1547-63 . 2016-04-26 . 2022-04-12 . redlist.sanbi.org.