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Scientific Name | Erica richardii E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/22 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 10 km²), with only 25 plants known, however we suspect that there may be a number of undiscovered subpopulations. It has no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Dry mountain ridges north of the Groot Swartberg mountain range at Klaarstroom. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Grootrivier Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Cliffs and in rocky, fire-protected areas in fynbos. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica richardii E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Oliver, E.G.H. and Oliver, I.M. 2001. Four new species of Erica (Ericaceae) from the Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 31(1):1-8.
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. 2008. Erica richardii E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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