Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Babavoetjies, Vingerplakkie, Bear's paw, Cub's paw, Hairy leaved cotyledon

Family: Crassulaceae (Sedum)

Distribution: South Africa, Ladismith to Calitzdorp

Habitat: Western Little Karoo, Swartberg Mountain

National red list: Vulnerable

Comments: The specific epithet “tomentosa” meaning “dense woolly covering” referring to the short hairs on the leaves of this species; the subspecific epithet ladismithiensis refers to ‘Ladismith’, where this subspecies is endemic.