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Scientific Name | Euphorbia fortuita A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(v)+2ab(v) |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/18 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok, B.M. Bayer & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A localized species (EOO <500 km²), recorded from fewer than five locations, and declining due to illegal harvesting to supply the specialist succulent collection trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ladismith to Barrydale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | Quartz outcrops. |
Threats |
| Threatened by harvesting for the succulent trade. There is also a potential threat of loss of habitat and mature individuals to expansion of roadside quarries. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia fortuita A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane | Least Concern | 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.
White, A., Dyer, R.A. and Sloane, B.L. 1941. The succulent Euphorbieae (Southern Africa) Volume I. Abbey Garden Press, Pasadena.
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Citation |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L., Bayer, B.M. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Euphorbia fortuita A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23 |
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