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Scientific Name | Erica blaerioides E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. hirsuta E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/31 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | An extremely localized, high-altitude subspecies (EOO 7 km²), with no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Klein Swartberg Mountains, Seweweekspoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally moist areas on high mountain slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica blaerioides E.G.H.Oliv. subsp. hirsuta E.G.H.Oliv. | 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. hirsuta E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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