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Scientific Name | Faucaria subintegra L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Faucaria subindurata L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/12/15 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold |
Justification | EOO 497 km², known from fewer than 10 locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Between Keiskamma and Chalumna Rivers. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hamburg Dune Thicket, Doubledrift Karroid Thicket |
Description | Wedged in shallow soils in exposed rock sheets in grassland. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to expanding rural settlements, as well as habitat degradation due to overgrazing. Plants are easily trampled by large herds of livestock where they grow on exposed rock sheets. Succulent plant collecting is also a potential threat. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Faucaria subintegra L.Bolus | VU D2 | 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.
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 |
| von Staden, L., Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2015. Faucaria subintegra L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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