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Scientific Name | Erica atromontana E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 500 km²) that is fairly common within in its specific habitat on the south side of the Swartberg mountains. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Klein and Groot Swartberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seepage areas, low sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica atromontana 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. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Erica atromontana E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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