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Scientific Name | Crassula rupestris Thunb. subsp. commutata (Friedrich) Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Crassula brevifolia in sense of Higgins, Friedrich, not of Harv. (misapplied name), Crassula commutata Friedrich |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | E.J. van Jaarsveld & L. Potter |
Justification | Restricted to the mountains near the Orange River (EOO<500 km²). This subspecies occurs in rocky habitats that are not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Western slopes of mountains near the Orange River Mouth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Noms Mountain Desert |
Description | Rocky slopes or among boulders in kloofs and usually on the south-facing aspect of slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula rupestris Thunb. subsp. commutata (Friedrich) Toelken | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula rupestris Thunb. subsp. commutata (Friedrich) 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. 1985. Crassulaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 14,1:1-244. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Potter, L. 2009. Crassula rupestris Thunb. subsp. commutata (Friedrich) Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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