Taxon

Gibbaeum velutinum

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Common name: Volstruistone, Ostrich toes
Family: Aizoaceae (Vygie)
Distribution: West of Barrydale from Springfontein to Soutkloof.
Habitat: Montagu Shale Renosterveld
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Vulnerable
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: Plants are threatened by gravel mining for road construction, and this threat is continuing sporadically with road upgrades and maintenance and by grazing and trampling by livestock.
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Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1999-971/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Unrecorded
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