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Scientific Name | Erica paucifolia (J.C.Wendl.) E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. squarrosa (Benth.) E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Syndesmanthus squarrosus Benth., not Erica squarrosa Salisb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/04 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO 360 km², four locations are known through herbarium collections, but it is likely locally extinct at two. Declining due to dense alien invasive infestations of the habitat on Caledon Swartberg. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Caledon to Riviersonderend. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Greyton Shale Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, on open rocky or sandy slopes between restioid and ericoid shrublets. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica paucifolia (J.C.Wendl.) E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. squarrosa (Benth.) E.G.H.Oliv. | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,v) | 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 paucifolia (J.C.Wendl.) E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. squarrosa (Benth.) E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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