Ixia alata

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Iridaceae > Genus: Ixia

Distribution and habitat

Roggeveld Escarpment south of Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa, in deep clay and sandy soils among rocky outcrops on gentle slopes (von Staden & Helme, 2012).

Phenology

Conservation status

Vulnerable (von Staden & Helme, 2012).

Publications (by date)

• Goldblatt P, Manning JC. 2011. Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia (Iridaceae). 3. Sections Hyalis and Morphixia. Bothalia 41(1):83-134.

• von Staden L, Helme NA. 2012. Ixia alata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2013.1. Accessed on 2013/03/31.