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Scientific Name | Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Crassula archeri Compton, Crassula cylindrica Schönland, Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. var. ramosa Schönland, Crassula quadrangula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. & Walp., Purgosea pyramidalis (Thunb.) G.Don, Tetraphyle pyramidalis (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh., Tetraphyle quadrangula Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Common Names | Koesnaatjie (a), Rygbossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/09 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, locally very common and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | West and Little Karoo to Great Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rock pavement. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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