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Scientific Name | Erica cooperi Bolus var. cooperi |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/24 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & E.G.H. Oliver |
Justification | Habitat specialist, EOO 3 000 km². Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal midlands, from Mvoti to Elliot in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Seepage areas on grassy mountain slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica cooperi Bolus var. cooperi | Rare | 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. & Oliver, E.G.H. 2006. Erica cooperi Bolus var. cooperi. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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