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Scientific Name | Crassula alcicornis Schönland |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Common Names | Antler Crassula (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/08 |
Assessor(s) | M.R. Opel & P.G. Desmet |
Justification | Known from one site in one ravine, where there are a few hundred plants. Potentially threatened by alien plant invasion, collection for the specialist succulent horticultural trade and a deleterious fire regime. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Citrusdal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Dark clay soil, wet from seeps, on steep inclines in rocky, shaded areas. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula alcicornis Schönland | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula alcicornis Schönland | Extinct | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Crassula alcicornis Schönland | Extinct | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Opel, M.R. & Desmet, P.G. 2005. Crassula alcicornis Schönland. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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