Babiana montana, the Agulhas baboon flower, is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Babiana.http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1534-35 SANBI Redlist The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Caledon to Bredasdorp.http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:436094-1 Plants of the World Online The plant has a range of just under 3 000 km2 and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld. However, it has lost more than 70% of its habitat to grain cultivation in the past 70 years. The remaining three subpopulations are threatened by invasive plants and overgrazing by livestock.
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