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Scientific Name | Crassula alpestris Thunb. subsp. massonii (Britten & Baker f.) Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Crassula massonii Britten & Baker f., Crassula variabilis N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/06 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | Known from three disjunct sites and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Clanwilliam and Laingsburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Tanqua Karoo, Agter-Sederberg Shrubland, Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo |
Description | Grows on sandy or gravely slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula alpestris Thunb. subsp. massonii (Britten & Baker f.) Toelken | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula alpestris Thunb. subsp. massonii (Britten & Baker f.) Toelken | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Crassula alpestris Thunb. subsp. massonii (Britten & Baker f.) Toelken | Uncertain | 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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2006. Crassula alpestris Thunb. subsp. massonii (Britten & Baker f.) Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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