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Scientific Name | Erica nana Salisb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A naturally rare species with a restricted distribution (EOO 150 km²), known from three locations. Potentially threatened by frequent fire. Declined in the past due to the construction of Sir Lowry's Pass and wildflower harvesting, but these are not ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Fynbos, among boulders and on rocky summit ridges. |
Threats |
| A rare and localized species that has lost some habitat in the past due to road construction and forestry plantations, and flowers were also picked in the past for sale in Cape Town flower markets. Although not currently declining, this species is vulnerable to too frequent fire and the area has burnt at least twice within six years. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica nana Salisb. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica nana Salisb. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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 |
| Oliver, E.G.H. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Erica nana Salisb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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