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Scientific Name | Erica venustiflora E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. glandulosa E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/12 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three locations. Although this subspecies occurs within an area that is highly transformed by wheat cultivation, the actual silcrete outcrops that it grows on are not ploughed as they are too steep and rocky. Grazing and erosion from livestock trampling are potential threats at all locations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld |
Description | Quartzitic patches on silcrete hills. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica venustiflora E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. glandulosa E.G.H.Oliv. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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., Oliver, E.G.H. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Erica venustiflora E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. glandulosa E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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