Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Erica viridiflora Andrews subsp. redacta E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ERICACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Endangered D
Assessment Date
2007/02/12
Assessor(s)
R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver
Justification
A single population of approximately 100 plants is known.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Meiring's Poort near Oudtshoorn.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Quartzitic, sandstone slab rock.
Threats
Intrinsic Factors
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Erica viridiflora Andrews subsp. redacta E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.EN DRaimondo 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.


Citation
Turner, R.C. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2007. Erica viridiflora Andrews subsp. redacta E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

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