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Scientific Name | Erica vallis-fluminis E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/12 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & N.A. Helme |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO <100 km²) habitat specialist that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains between Gysmanshoek Pass and Bergfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, in seepage areas on moist slopes. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is moderately grazed in some areas, but grazing is not suspected to have a negative impact on the population. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica vallis-fluminis 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. & Helme, N.A. 2007. Erica vallis-fluminis E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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