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Scientific Name | Crassula perforata Thunb. subsp. kougaensis Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & D. Turner |
Justification | Widespread (EOO 8340 km²), and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Outeniqua and Kouga mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos |
Description | Rocky ledges on north and west-facing sandstone cliffs. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
This subspecies was originally described from a single subpopulation (Van Jaarsveld and Van Wyk 2009), but field observations by volunteers of the Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) Programme indicate that it is widespread across the Kouga and Outeniqua mountains.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula perforata Thunb. subsp. kougaensis Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Crassula perforata Thunb. subsp. kougaensis Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk | Critically Rare | 2013.1 | | Crassula perforata Thunb. subsp. kougaensis Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk | Critically Rare | 2012.1 | |
Bibliography |
Van Jaarsveld, E. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2009. Crassula perforata subsp. kougaensis, a new cliff-dwelling taxon from South Africa. Aloe 46(1):22-23.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Turner, D. 2014. Crassula perforata Thunb. subsp. kougaensis Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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