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Scientific Name | Erica hottentotica E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/19 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <100 km²). No known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains, Landdroskop and Somerset Sneeukop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Moist, southeast-facing slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica hottentotica 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 hottentotica E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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