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Scientific Name | Erica sperata E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/22 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | A localized, but locally common range-restricted endemic, EOO 80 km². Most of the population is protected in De Hoop Nature Reserve and the individuals outside the reserve boundary are not currently threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ridge north of De Hoop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Calcareous ridges in fynbos. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica sperata E.G.H.Oliv. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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 |
| Turner, R.C. 2008. Erica sperata E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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