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Scientific Name | Crassula obovata Haw. var. dregeana (Harv.) Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Crassula dregeana Harv., Crassula longistyla Schönland, Crassula squamulosa in sense of E.Mey. ex Drège, not of Schltdl. (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/06/23 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from three locations and potentially threatened by a deleterious fire regime, and livestock grazing and trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Southern KwaZulu-Natal and Pondoland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | Sandstone rock gardens on sandstone outcrops in coastal hills, 300-500 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Harvesting [gathering], Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula obovata Haw. var. dregeana (Harv.) Toelken | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula obovata Haw. var. dregeana (Harv.) Toelken | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Crassula obovata Haw. var. dregeana (Harv.) Toelken | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Crassula obovata Haw. var. dregeana (Harv.) 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2007. Crassula obovata Haw. var. dregeana (Harv.) Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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