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Scientific Name | Erica euryphylla R.C.Turner |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/24 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | A highly range-restricted (EOO 6 km²) habitat specialist known from two locations and potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains between Swellendam and Suurbraak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Shady rock crevices on upper, north-facing slopes below summits. |
Threats |
| Scattered alien invasive pines and hakeas present on the Langeberg Mountains around Swellendam and Suurbraak could potentially threaten this species if left unmanaged. This reseeder is also potentially threatened by too frequent fire, although its sheltered rocky habitat offers it some protection from fire. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica euryphylla R.C.Turner | 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.
Turner, R.C. and Oliver, E.G.H. 2006. Two new species of Erica (Ericaceae) from the Langeberg, Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 36(1):33-37.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica euryphylla R.C.Turner. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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