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Scientific Name | Erica pilosiflora E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. purpurea E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/21 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO 80 km², two known locations. Potentially threatened by crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains in the hills between McGregor and the Breede River near Robertson. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos |
Description | Deep, shifting sands. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica pilosiflora E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. purpurea E.G.H.Oliv. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 pilosiflora E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. purpurea E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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