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Scientific Name | Crassula socialis Schönland |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from four subpopulations, but a few more are likely as this species occurs in inaccessible habitats and is likely to be under-collected. It has no threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | King William's Town and Kommadagga. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saltaire Karroid Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Fish Arid Thicket, Doubledrift Karroid Thicket, Buffels Valley Thicket |
Description | In rock crevices on cliffs, which are usually south or south-east facing. |
Threats |
| No threats - this species occurs on cliffs where it is out of reach for livestock, the main threat to plants in this region being overgrazing and trampling by livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula socialis Schönland | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula socialis Schönland | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Crassula socialis Schönland | Rare | 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.
Tölken, H.R. 1985. Crassulaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 14,1:1-244. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Crassula socialis Schönland. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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