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Scientific Name | Crassula latibracteata Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/06/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Crassula latibracteata has a restricted distribution range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 5 467 km². It is locally common and has no severe threats, and therefore is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Eastern Cape, South Africa, where it is found from Riebeek East to the Fish River Valley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos, Saltaire Karroid Thicket, Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Crossroads Grassland Thicket |
Description | It occurs on dry rocky lower slopes. |
Threats |
| Crassula latibracteata is threatened by habitat loss to urban expansion around Grahamstown, but this is affecting only a small proportion of the population. Less than 5% of this species' habitat is currently irreversibly modified. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula latibracteata Toelken | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula latibracteata Toelken | Insufficiently Known | 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.
Tölken, H.R. 1975. New taxa and new combination in the genus Crassula. Journal of South African Botany 41(2):93-124.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Crassula latibracteata Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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