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Scientific Name | Erica filialis E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/09/05 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | A single subpopulation of fewer than 1000 mature individuals within an EOO of 0.2 km² is potentially threatened by too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Stony upper slopes. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by too frequent fire: the area burnt twice within 10 years. |
Population |
A single subpopulation of fewer than 1000 mature individuals is known.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica filialis E.G.H.Oliv. | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 filialis E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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