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Scientific Name | Crassula decumbens Thunb. var. brachyphylla (Adamson) Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Bulliarda brevifolia Eckl. & Zeyh., Crassula brachyphylla Adamson, Crassula brevifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland (later homonym), not of Harv. (1862), Tillaea brevifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/06 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO<20 000 km² and suspected to occur at 15-20 locations. Threatened by drainage of its salt marsh habitat for coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Clanwilliam to near Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Saline salt marshes usually along the coast. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula decumbens Thunb. var. brachyphylla (Adamson) Toelken | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula decumbens Thunb. var. brachyphylla (Adamson) Toelken | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Crassula decumbens Thunb. var. brachyphylla (Adamson) Toelken | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
Tölken, H.R. 1985. Crassulaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 14,1:1-244. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. 2006. Crassula decumbens Thunb. var. brachyphylla (Adamson) Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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