Babiana blanda
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| Babiana blanda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Babiana |
| Species: | B. blanda |
| Binomial name | |
| Babiana blanda (L.Bolus) G.J.Lewis, (1959) | |
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Babiana blanda is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana and is part of the renosterveld.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. It occurs from Darling to Milnerton and Agter-Paarl. It has a range of less than 63 km² and there are two fragmented subpopulations. The species has already lost 80% of its habitat to urban development and crop cultivation. The species was considered extinct for a while, but in 2006 and 2007 these two subpopulations were found. Invasive plants are also a threat.[2]
