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Scientific Name | Crassula depressa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Crassula ecklonii D.Dietr., Grammanthes depressa Eckl. & Zeyh., Grammanthes gentianoides (Lam.) DC. var. depressa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/08 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species has been very rarely collected and is recorded from only four herbarium specimens. Tolken 1985, notes that this species is apparently common according to some collectors. However as there are still no recent collections and this species occurs in areas that are threatened by crop cultivation, invasive alien plants and coastal development it is listed as Data Deficient. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp to Knysna. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soil in open patches in coastal fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula depressa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Toelken | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2009. Crassula depressa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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