About the plant
Lachenalia viridiflora is native to the Western Cape of South Africa. While it’s not yet evaluated by IUCN it is considered Critically Endangered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Banked in the MSBSeeds from this plant have been banked in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, at Wakehurst in Sussex
Facts
- Threatened by coastal housing development
- Greenish/blue flowers
- A succulent bulb
- Pollinated by the southern double-collared sunbird
© Rebecca Bullene/Brooklyn Botanic Garden
© Graham Duncan/Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden
© Rebecca Hilgenhof/RBG Kew
© Geoff Bryant
By Frank Martens via flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0
Oil painting by Marianne North, no 412
Stand out from the crowd
Flowers don’t often come in turquoise, but it’s a great way for L. viridiflora to stand out and attract pollinators in its semi-arid khaki-coloured native habitat.
One of the turquoise hyacinth’s native pollinators is the southern double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus), common in gardens, fynbos, forests and coastal scrub.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Banked in the MSBSeeds from this plant have been banked in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, at Wakehurst in Sussex