Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Erica tragomontana R.C.Turner
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ERICACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2007/02/11
Assessor(s)
R.C. Turner
Justification
Four known locations are potentially threatened by too frequent fire.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Central Koue Bokkeveld, Skurweberg and Bokberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Rocky, sandy, quartzitic mountain slopes, often with shale alluvium, on southwest- to southeast-facing slopes, usually in non-perennial seepage areas.
Threats
Potentially threatened by too frequent fire. There are also scattered alien invasive pines on the Bokberg and Sandberg.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Erica tragomontana R.C.TurnerVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Oliver, E.G.H. 2000. Systematics of Ericeae (Ericaceae-Ericoideae): species with indehiscent and partially indehiscent fruits. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 19:1-483.


Oliver, E.G.H. and Oliver, I.M. 2000. Three new species of Erica (Ericaceae) from Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 30(2):147-153.


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.


Turner, R.C. and Oliver, E.G.H. 2004. A new species of indehiscent-fruited Erica from the Central Kouebokkeveld, Western Caps, South Africa. Bothalia 34(1):39-41.


Citation
Turner, R.C. 2007. Erica tragomontana R.C.Turner. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

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