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Scientific Name | Gibbaeum petrense (N.E.Br.) Tischer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Argeta petrense N.E.Br., Gibbaeum tischleri H.Wulff |
Common Names | Mimicry Plant (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/12/01 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO and AOO<10 km², less than 10 locations remain after habitat was lost to road construction and habitat quality and number of mature individuals continues to decline due to livestock trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Northern slopes of the Langeberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | White quartz patches overlaying clay slopes on shale ridges. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Harvesting [gathering], Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gibbaeum petrense (N.E.Br.) Tischer | VU B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Gibbaeum petrense (N.E.Br.) Tischer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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