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Agapanthus campanulatus

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Agapanthus campanulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Agapanthoideae
Genus: Agapanthus
Species:
A. campanulatus
Binomial name
Agapanthus campanulatus

Agapanthus campanulatus, the bell agapanthus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae endemic to the Drakensberg in Southern Africa.[1]

Distribution

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Agapanthus campanulatus is found in the Drakensberg at a maximum altitude of 2400 m. It's found in moist grassland and rocky slopes in the Eastern Cape, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. A. c. campanulatus is found at lower altitudes in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Free State.[2]

Conservation status

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Both subspecies of A. campanulatus have been classified as least concern in the Red List of South African Plants.[3][4]

Taxonomy

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Agapanthus campanulatus contains two subspecies:[1]

  • Agapanthus campanulatus F.M.Leight. campanulatus
  • Agapanthus campanulatus F.M.Leight. patens (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bell Agapanthus (Agapanthus campanulatus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  2. ^ "Agapanthus campanulatus | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  3. ^ "Agapanthus campanulatus subsp. campanulatus | Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  4. ^ "Agapanthus campanulatus subsp. patens | Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.