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Scientific Name | Cotyledon tomentosa Harv. subsp. tomentosa |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Cotyledon ladismithensis in sense of Boom, not of Poelln. (misapplied name), Cotyledon tomentosa Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/03/18 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This subspecies is known from five very localized subpopulations. All subpopulations are small, with fewer than 30 plants. It is potentially threatened by livestock trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Ladismith to Steytlerville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Sundays Arid Thicket, Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket |
Description | Arid thicket, on lower, gravely slopes in sheltered ravines. |
Threats |
| Harvesting [gathering], Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cotyledon tomentosa Harv. subsp. tomentosa | VU D1+2 | 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.
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. Cotyledon tomentosa Harv. subsp. tomentosa. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2021/09/21 |
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