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Scientific Name | Crassula minuta Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/09 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.F. Matlamela & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A habitat specialist currently only recorded from two subpopulations but likely to be under collected as this species is tiny (<3cm) and is thus easily overlooked. In addition, the mountains of the Northern Cederberg are poorly explored. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is found in Northern Cederberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in shallow rock basins on the top of mountains. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula minuta 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., Matlamela, P.F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2009. Crassula minuta Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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