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Scientific Name | Lithops helmutii L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/15 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | One known location is potentially threatened by harvesting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Steinkopf. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eenriet Plains Succulent Shrubland |
Description | Quartzite gravel patches. |
Threats |
| Harvesting [gathering], Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lithops helmutii L.Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lithops helmutii L.Bolus | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2005. Lithops helmutii L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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