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Scientific Name | Erica aghillana Guthrie & Bolus var. aghillana |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Common Names | Belletjie (a), Belletjie Heath (e), Belletjieheide (a), Geelrugheide (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/07 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver, R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 428 km², plants at four known locations continue to decline due to competition from alien invasive plants and habitat loss to protea cultivation. This taxon is also potentially threatened by habitat loss to coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Pearly Beach to Cape Agulhas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally damp sandy coastal flats. |
Threats |
| Plants at three of four known locations are threatened by competition from dense alien invasive plant infestations. At one site, on private property, alien plants have been cleared by landowners, however, after a fire in early 2006, alien recruitment was observed to be extremely high, and ongoing management and clearing is required (R.C. Turner, pers. obs.).
A subpopulation within the Agulhas National Park is affected by very old, dense infestations of alien invasive wattles, but is being cleared. Plants at a fourth location is threatened by habitat loss to expanding protea cultivation for the cut flower industry. Other potential threats include habitat loss to coastal and golf estate developments around Cape Agulhas. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica aghillana Guthrie & Bolus var. aghillana | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica aghillana Guthrie & Bolus var. aghillana | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica aghillana Guthrie & Bolus | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
Schumann, D., Kirsten, G. and Oliver, E.G.H. 1992. Ericas of South Africa. Fernwood Press, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Oliver, E.G.H., Turner, R.C. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica aghillana Guthrie & Bolus var. aghillana. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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