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Scientific Name | Erica gossypioides E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2012/09/28 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver, R.C. Turner, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 39 km²), localized, and extremely rare habitat specialist. The population is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals but is not suspected to be declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Klein and Groot Swartberg mountains between Ladismith and Oudtshoorn. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High altitude rock ledges and steep south-facing slopes in Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos. |
Threats |
| No severe threats. This rare, slow-growing reseeder is potentially threatened by too frequent fire. |
Population |
Erica gossypioides is an extremely rare, high altitude habitat specialist. Subpulations are very small, and the total population size is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals, but is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Both subpopulations are protected within provincial nature reserves. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica gossypioides E.G.H.Oliv. | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica gossypioides E.G.H.Oliv. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Oliver, E.G.H. 1967. Three new species of Erica. Journal of South African Botany 33(3):197-204.
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.
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Citation |
| Oliver, E.G.H., Turner, R.C., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Erica gossypioides E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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