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Scientific Name | Erica abietina L. subsp. petraea E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/06 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 10 km², AOO 0.5 km², this is an extremely localized subspecies, known from fewer than 250 mature individuals and potentially threatened by invasive alien pines and frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Groot Winterhoek Mountains near Porterville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rock crevices on rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by too frequent fire and spreading of unmanaged invasive alien pines. |
Population |
One subpopulation of fewer than 250 mature individuals is known, but is not suspected to be declining at present.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica abietina L. subsp. petraea E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Oliver, E.G.H. and Oliver, I.M. 2002. The genus Erica (Ericaceae) in southern Africa: taxonomic notes 1. Bothalia 32(1):37-61.
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. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica abietina L. subsp. petraea 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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