Geissorhiza outeniquensis

The southern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains have been extensively planted with timber plantations, and from these plantations, escaped pine seedlings have spread across large areas of the mountains. To the east of Cradock Pass, and on the Engelseberg are dense, unmanaged stands of alien invasive plants, that continue to spread. During field surveys, presence of alien invasive plants have been noted in this species' habitat on the Jonkersberg, Cradock Pass, as well as Montagu Pass. If these are also left unmanaged, they are likely to outcompete native species within a very short time. Alien invasive plants also reduce stream flow in mountain catchment areas, and dense invasions upstream could potentially negatively impact this moisture-dependent species.

No conservation measures are in place. The majority of the population occurs within formally protected areas, but even within these sites, alien invasive plants continue to spread, and clearing and ongoing management is required. It was listed as 'R' in 1996 (Hilton-Taylor 1996) and 'VU' in 2009 (Raimondo et al. 2009)