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Scientific Name | Erica ceraria E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica foliacea Andrews sec. Guthrie & Bolus: 68 (1905) (in part), as to Bolus 6870 |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/09/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 91 km²) but locally common species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koeëlberg Mountain to Hangklip and Betty's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky peaks and ridges. |
Threats |
| No threats: more than 80% of this species' habitat is protected and well-managed. |
Population |
Locally common.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica ceraria E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | Critically Rare | 2012.1 | | Erica ceraria E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Oliver, E.G.H. and Oliver, I.M. 2005. The genus Erica (Ericaceae) in southern Africa: taxonomic notes 2. Bothalia 35(2):121-148.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Erica ceraria 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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