Ixia scillaris

Agretjie Kalossie
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (SANBI Red List) [1]
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, the agretjie kalossie, ^[2] 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] [3]}

Subspecies

There are 3 infraspecific names; 2 subspecies and 1 variety of the species scillaris: ^[4]

• 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. ^[5]

References

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. "Agretjie Kalossie - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
3. 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.
4. "Ixia scillaris L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
5. "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