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Scientific Name | Erica patersonii Andrews |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica abietina in sense of Benth., not of L. (misapplied name), Erica patersonii Andrews var. major Andrews |
Common Names | Mealie Heath (e), Mielie-heath (e), Mielie-heide (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | EOO 165 km², four known locations. Less than 15% of the population is protected in the Table Mountain National Park. All other subpopulations are declining due to coastal housing development (at Kleinmond, Betty's Bay and Rooiels), as well as by dense Acacia saligna and Leptospermum laevigatum encroachment (Kleinmond). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Point to Kleinmond. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, in wet or marshy, reed-covered flats on coastal plains and mountains. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Harvesting [gathering], Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica patersonii Andrews | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica patersonii Andrews | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2007. Erica patersonii Andrews. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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