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Scientific Name | Erica tarantulae E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/11 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & A.N. Hitchcock |
Justification | EOO 22 km², AOO 0.5 km², two known locations. Potentially threatened by too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Hex Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, in stony areas at high altitudes above 1200 m. |
Threats |
| This is a long-lived, single-stemmed species, and potentially threatened by frequent fire in the Hex River Mountains, an area which have burnt frequently within the past 10 years. |
Population |
Two subpopulations are known from two peaks within the
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica tarantulae E.G.H.Oliv. | VU D2 | 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. & Hitchcock, A.N. 2007. Erica tarantulae E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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