Agapanthus campanulatus, the bell agapanthus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae endemic to the Drakensberg in Southern Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agapanthoideae |
| Genus: | Agapanthus |
| Species: | A. campanulatus
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Distribution
editAgapanthus 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
editBoth subspecies of A. campanulatus have been classified as least concern in the Red List of South African Plants.[3][4]
Taxonomy
editAgapanthus campanulatus contains two subspecies:[1]
- Agapanthus campanulatus F.M.Leight. campanulatus
- Agapanthus campanulatus F.M.Leight. patens (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight.
References
edit- ^ a b "Bell Agapanthus (Agapanthus campanulatus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Agapanthus campanulatus | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Agapanthus campanulatus subsp. campanulatus | Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Agapanthus campanulatus subsp. patens | Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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