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Scientific Name | Erica viridimontana E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. subsp. nivicola E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/11 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | Last collected in 1948. Repeated attempts to relocate this subspecies have been unsuccessful, the population status is too poorly known to assign this subspecies a threat category. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Somerset Sneeukop and Landdroskop in the Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky summit slopes in fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica viridimontana E.G.H.& I.M.Oliv. subsp. nivicola 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.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. 2008. Erica viridimontana E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. subsp. nivicola 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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