| Scientific Name | Crassula setulosa Harv. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2015/06/11 | Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff | Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West | Range | Widespread across eastern and central South Africa and Lesotho, extending to Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Bloemfontein Dry Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Senqu Montane Shrubland, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Zastron Moist Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland, Winburg Grassy Shrubland, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Xhariep Karroid Grassland, Aliwal North Dry Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Bloemfontein Karroid Shrubland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Waterberg Mountain Bushveld, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Queenstown Thornveld, Tsomo Grassland, Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Tsakane Clay Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Northern Free State Shrubland, Frankfort Highveld Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld, Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld, Strydpoort Summit Sourveld, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, East Griqualand Grassland | Description | Sheltered places, usually associated with rock outcrops or rock faces. |
Threats | | Potentially threatened by invasive alien plants, urban expansion, mining activities and grazing, however species widely distributed. |
Population | Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula setulosa Harv. var. deminuta (Diels) Toelken | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula setulosa Harv. var. jenkinsii Schönland | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula setulosa Harv. var. rubra (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula setulosa Harv. var. longiciliata Toelken | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula setulosa Harv. var. setulosa | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation | | van der Colff, D. 2015. Crassula setulosa Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/30 |
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