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Scientific Name | Erica algida Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Common Names | Lekhapu-le-lenye-nyane (ss), Sehalahala (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/22 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver, R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread (EOO 29 600 km²), common, and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Widespread across the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Lesotho Drakensberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Grassy slopes and valley bottoms. |
Population |
A common species, often conspicuous in large stands (Pooley 2003).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica algida Bolus | Least Concern | 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 |
| Oliver, E.G.H., Turner, R.C. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica algida Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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