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Scientific Name | Adromischus umbraticola C.A.Sm. subsp. ramosus Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/18 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | An unusual form which is in several characters intermediate between the typical A. umbraticola and A. schuldtianus, but because it is known from so few collections its real position cannot be evaluated fully. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is known from Middelburg to Soutpansberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld |
Description | It grows in shallow soil or in rock crevices on large rock outcrops. |
Threats |
| Roadworks are a past threat at Wylie's Poort but it currently has no significant threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Adromischus umbraticola C.A.Sm. subsp. ramosus Toelken | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2021. Adromischus umbraticola C.A.Sm. subsp. ramosus Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/05 |
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