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Scientific Name | Erica ebracteata Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/12/01 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw, D. Pillay & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A robust shrub, occurring in dense, localized stands. Subpopulations are protected in the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg National Park and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg Mountains, Witsieshoek to Champagne Castle. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | Grassy slopes and river valleys. |
Threats |
| No threats, most of this species' habitat is well protected. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica ebracteata Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica ebracteata Bolus | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R., Pillay, D. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Erica ebracteata Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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