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Scientific Name | Lithops meyeri L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/15 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A habitat specialist (AOO<20 km²) that is potentially threatened by grazing and trampling by livestock and possibly by harvesting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld, Lekkersing Succulent Shrubland |
Description | White quartzite in succulent karoo shrubland. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lithops meyeri L.Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lithops meyeri L.Bolus | Rare | 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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2005. Lithops meyeri L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/27 |
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