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Scientific Name | Erica costatisepala H.A.Baker |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2023/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | F. Munro & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Erica costatisepala is a high altitude species, that occurs in fire-protected habitats with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 2346 km². There are no significant threats and it is therefore listed nationally as Rare since it is a montane habitat specialist. Under the IUCN 3.1 criteria it qualifies under the category Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is found in the Langeberg, Klein Swartberg, Groot Swartberg, and the Kammanassie Mountains in the Western Cape province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows in high altitude rocky clefts and crevices. |
Threats |
| This species has no significant current threats, however too frequest fires and the spread of invasive alien plant species are future potential threats. |
Population |
There is currently no information available on population size or trends except one observation indicating that this species occurs sparsely. The population is suspected to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica costatisepala H.A.Baker | 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.
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Citation |
| Munro, F. & Turner, R.C. 2023. Erica costatisepala H.A.Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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