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Taxonomy

Scientific Name

Erica depressa L.

Higher Classification

Dicotyledons

Family

ERICACEAE

Synonyms

Erica cremnophila Esterh. & T.M.Salter

National Status

Status and Criteria

Rare

Assessment Date

2018/07/08

Assessor(s)

L. von Staden

Justification

Erica depressa is a range-restricted habitat specialist, but not it is not threatened. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 89 kmÂ². It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare.

Distribution

Endemism

South African endemic

Provincial distribution

Western Cape

Range

This species is endemic to the northern Cape Peninsula in South Africa.

Habitat and Ecology

Major system

Terrestrial

Major habitats

Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos

Description

It occurs on damp, sheltered rock crevices on upper sandstone slopes.

Threats

Erica depressa is threatended by habitat degradation.

Population

It is a habitat specialist occurring in small, isolated clumps. The population is not suspected to be declining.

Population trend

Stable

Assessment History

Taxon assessed	Status and Criteria	Citation/Red List version
Erica depressa L.	Rare	2020.1
Erica depressa L.	Least Concern	Raimondo et al. (2009)

Bibliography

Baker, H.A. and Oliver, E.G.H. 1967. Ericas in southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town & Johannesburg.

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.

Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.

Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.

Citation

von Staden, L. 2018. Erica depressa L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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