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Scientific Name | Crassula columella Marloth & Schönland |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/28 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.A. Manyama & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A northern Namaqualand endemic that occurs in specialized rocky habitats and has no significant threats. Currently known from five subpopulations, but we suspect that more are likely to exist in unexplored areas of its range. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Grootmis and Lekkersing. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Richtersveld Sandy Coastal Scorpionstailveld, Lekkersing Succulent Shrubland, Die Plate Succulent Shrubland, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Western Gariep Lowland Desert |
Description | Upper slopes, usually in crevices in quartzite outcrops, typically on the south western aspect of low hills. |
Threats |
| No significant threats. Plants grow out of reach of livestock, the main cause of degradation and decline of natural vegetation in the area. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula columella Marloth & Schönland | Rare | 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.
Tölken, H.R. 1985. Crassulaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 14,1:1-244. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Manyama, P.A. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Crassula columella Marloth & Schönland. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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