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Scientific Name | Erica clavisepala Guthrie & Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2023/05/09 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver, R.C. Turner & F. Munro |
Justification | A range-restricted species with an area of occupancy (AOO) of 44 km². It is potentially vulnerable to alien invasive plants which could spread rapidly if they are not managed properly. In addition, droughts could increase pressure on groundwater resources, on which this seep-preferring species is dependent. It nearly meets thresholds for Vulnerable, and is therefore listed as Near Threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is restricted to the southern Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | It grows in seeps and marshy flats at low altitudes. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is intact and protected in the Table Mountain National Park. Part of the Cape Peninsula was formerly densely invaded with alien species, which were outcompeting native species. There were extensive clearing efforts in the early 2000s, but ongoing management and clearing is needed to prevent reinvasions. Ongoing monitoring is needed, particularly as droughts in the Western Cape increase pressure on groundwater resources, on which this seep-preferring species is dependent. |
Population |
There is one continuous subpopulation within the Cape Peninsula which is not suspected to be in danger of extinction.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in Table Mountain National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica clavisepala Guthrie & Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica clavisepala Guthrie & Bolus | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H., Guthrie, F. and Brown, N.E. 1909. Ericaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section I (Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae):2-418. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Oliver, E.G.H., Turner, R.C. & Munro, F. 2023. Erica clavisepala Guthrie & Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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