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Scientific Name | Lithops olivacea L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lithops olivacea L.Bolus var. nebrownii D.T.Cole |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/15 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A habitat specialist (AOO<20 km²) that is potentially threatened by grazing and trampling by livestock and possibly by harvesting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Aggeneys to Pofadder. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Aggeneys Gravel Vygieveld, Bushmanland Inselberg Shrubland |
Description | Quartzite gravel. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lithops olivacea L.Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lithops olivacea L.Bolus var. nebrownii D.T.Cole | 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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2005. Lithops olivacea L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/30 |
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