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Scientific Name | Crassula foveata Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2017/04/13 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Crassula foveata is a widespread, but very rarely recorded habitat specialist. It has no severe threats and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is known from isolated river valleys in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, from Inanda Valley to the Mbashe River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld |
Description | It occurs on cliffs and steep outcrops, mainly on exposed, northern and western aspects of dry river gorges, 300-400 m. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. Its habitat is inaccessible and remains undisturbed. |
Population |
This species was originally known from a single river valley in the southern Transkei region of the Eastern Cape. Subsequently it has been found in similar habitat in river valleys further north, suggesting that it is a widespread, but localized habitat specialist. This species' habitat remains relatively poorly explored, and it is likely to be much more common than records suggest.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula foveata Van Jaarsv. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. and van Wyk, A.E. 2003. Two new cremnophilous taxa from semi-arid regions in South Africa. Bothalia 33(1):115-118.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Crassula foveata Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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