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Scientific Name | Erica aristifolia Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica sonora Compton |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/09 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo, R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 17 km², known from three locations, there was a past threat from wetland infilling and crop cultivation, these activities remain future potential threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg and Matsikamma mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Flat or gently sloping rocky or sandy, mostly non-perennial seepage areas. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss as a result of agricultural expansion, particularly wetland infilling and expanding rooibos tea cultivation. |
Population |
Occurs as scattered clumps in seasonally wet localities.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica aristifolia Benth. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica sonora Compton | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica sonora Compton | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Schumann, D., Kirsten, G. and Oliver, E.G.H. 1992. Ericas of South Africa. Fernwood Press, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D., Turner, R.C. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica aristifolia Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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