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Scientific Name | Erica constantia Nois. ex Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/01 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | Occasional on summit ridges along the drier inland mountain ranges. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Mountains to Klein Swartberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Summit ridges and rocky, south-facing slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica constantia Nois. ex Benth. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2006. Erica constantia Nois. ex Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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