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Scientific Name | Crassula vestita Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, E.J. van Jaarsveld & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Crassula vestita is a rare and localized habitat specialist, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 1593 km². It has no severe threats and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs on the Roggeveld Escarpment around Sutherland in the Northern Cape, extending to the western edge of the Nuweveld Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Karoo, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld |
Description | It occurs sheltered among low shrubs in rocky outcrops in renosterveld and succulent karoo. |
Threats |
| Crassula vestita has no severe threats. In the immediate vicinity of Sutherland, it is potentially threatened by habitat loss to development (N.A. Helme pers. obs.), but the majority of subpopulations are not threatened. |
Population |
This species is uncommon. Subpopulations are localized, and consist of scattered plants in rock outcrops. As it has no severe threats, the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula vestita Thunb. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula vestita Thunb. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Crassula vestita Thunb. | 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. 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 |
| Helme, N.A., van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Raimondo, D. 2019. Crassula vestita Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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