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Scientific Name | Crassula brevifolia Harv. subsp. psammophila Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2016/02/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted taxon (EOO 560 km²), known from six to eight locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Grootmis to the Orange River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld, Northern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld, Richtersveld Coastal Duneveld |
Description | Rocky soils close to the coast. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of open-cast sand mining, which occurs across this taxon's limited distribution range. In addition, heavy overstocking of livestock on communal rangelands is causing severe degradation of the natural vegetation due to overgrazing and trampling. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula brevifolia Harv. subsp. psammophila Toelken | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crassula brevifolia Harv. subsp. psammophila Toelken | Rare/Vulnerable | 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Crassula brevifolia Harv. subsp. psammophila Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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