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Scientific Name | Crassula decidua Schönland |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/03/08 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from four locations but a few more likely as this is a very inconspicuous species (± 10 locations suspected). Two of the known subpopulations are from vegetation close to rivers, a habitat potentially threatened by agriculture. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Cookhouse, Somerset East and Cradock. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fish Valley Thicket |
Description | Low karroid vegetation or in amongst succulent Euphorbia shrubs close to rivers. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by agriculture especially for subpopulations occurring close to rivers. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula decidua Schönland | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula decidua Schönland | 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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2005. Crassula decidua Schönland. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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