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Scientific Name | Gibbaeum pilosulum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Conophytum pilosulum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br., Mesembryanthemum pilosulum N.E.Br. |
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<100 km², habitat quality and number of mature individuals at 10 known locations continue to decline due to trampling and grazing by livestock. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | South of Touwsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Little Karoo |
Description | Brackish quartz in low lying areas. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gibbaeum pilosulum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. | 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 pilosulum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/01 |
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