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Scientific Name | Erica albospicata Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/04 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from only three sites, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Drakensberg Mountain Range. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Steep, grassy slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica albospicata Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Erica albospicata Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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