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Scientific Name | Erica blaerioides E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. blaerioides |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/31 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted endemic to the Groot Swartberg mountains (EOO 10 km²) occurring mainly on the Kariegasberg, this subspecies has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Groot Swartberg Mountains near Calitzdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High altitude on cool slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica blaerioides E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. blaerioides | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Oliver, E.G.H. and Oliver, I.M. 2001. Five new species of Erica (Ericaceae) from the Swartberg Range, Western Cape, South Africa and a note on E. esterhuyseiae. Bothalia 31(2):155-165.
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. 2008. Erica blaerioides E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. blaerioides. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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