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Scientific Name | Faucaria gratiae L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Faucaria hooleae L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <200 km²), known to occur on two farms. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Riebeek-East. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saltaire Karroid Thicket |
Description | Grassland with open patches of thicket. |
Threats |
| No immediate threats. The current owner on the farm on which they grow is aware of them and their importance, and is endeavouring to protect them. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Faucaria gratiae L.Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Faucaria hooleae L.Bolus | Vulnerable | 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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2007. Faucaria gratiae L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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