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| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | CARYOPHYLLALES | AIZOACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Lithops fulviceps |
| Species Authority: | (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Loots, S. |
| Reviewer/s: | Victor, J.E. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Southern African Plants Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Lithops fulviceps is assessed as Least Concern. The RAMAS® Red List version 2.0 software package was used to make this assessment. This species is known from 11–30 subpopulations with extent of occurrence < 13,750 km² and area of occupancy < 22 km². It is strongly suspected that collecting is causing some population decline, but this is thought to be small. Currently considered Least Concern, but the population should be monitored. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Namibia. |
| Countries: | Native: Namibia |
| Range Map: | Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. |
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Found on light to dark brown or reddish-brown, white or grey-white quartzite, gneiss, schist and calcrete (Cole in Hartmann 2001). The species grows on a gentle limestone slope in grey-white calcrete (Cole 1988). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Collecting is a real threat at least to some subpopulations: highly sought after, live plants, seed, trade. |
| Citation: | Loots, S. 2004. Lithops fulviceps. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013. |
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