Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Crassula brachystachya Toelken
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CRASSULACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/07/06
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme
Justification
A range-restricted habitat specialist (EOO<500 km²) that has no threats.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Witteberg and Swartberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Hantam Karoo
Description
Moist, shaded crevices on rock faces in ravines.
Threats
None known.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Crassula brachystachya ToelkenRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Crassula brachystachya ToelkenInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Crassula brachystachya ToelkenUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Tölken, H.R. 1985. Crassulaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 14,1:1-244. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Helme, N.A. 2006. Crassula brachystachya Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/10

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