Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Erica cavartica E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ERICACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2006/11/17
Assessor(s)
R.C. Turner, D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo
Justification
Recently described from material collected in 1932. Despite several searches it has not been relocated and is thus too poorly known to assess.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cederberg Wilderness Area, near Crystal Pool.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Rock crevices and on floor of a sandy cave.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Erica cavartica E.G.H.& I.M.Oliv.Data Deficient 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.


Citation
Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Erica cavartica 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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