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Scientific Name | Erica dispar (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Simocheilus dispar N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Disowned Heath (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/23 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 1730 km², between 12 and 20 remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation as well as competition from unmanaged alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | De Hoop to Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Blombos Strandveld, Overberg Dune Strandveld, Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Open sandy areas in lowland fynbos. |
Threats |
| Plants at nearly all known locations are threatened by competition from alien invasive plants, and habitat loss and degradation as a result of expanding crop cultivation as well as severely degrading veld management practices for thatch harvesting. Some plants are also threatened by habitat loss to urban and industrial expansion as well as coastal development. |
Population |
This is a common and relatively widespread species, however, the population is being much reduced by extensive, ongoing habitat loss and degradation. Seven out of eight known subpopulations are threatened.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica dispar (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | 2012.1 | | Erica dispar (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
Oliver, E.G.H. 2000. Systematics of Ericeae (Ericaceae-Ericoideae): species with indehiscent and partially indehiscent fruits. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 19:1-483.
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., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica dispar (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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