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Scientific Name | Erica keeromsbergensis H.A.Baker |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2022/11/29 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver & F. Munro |
Justification | A range-restricted, high-altitude species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of less than 8 km². It grows in fire-protected habitats and is therefore not threatened by too frequent fires. It is listed globally under the IUCN 3.1 criteria as Least Concern but nationally as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is found in the Keeromsberg and Kwadousberg Mountains in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on rocks, boulder stacks and sheet rock at high altitudes. |
Threats |
| This species grows in montane areas where there is little impact on natural vegetation except for too frequent fires. It occurs among large rocks and boulders where fires seldom reach, and it is therefore unlikely to be affected. |
Population |
Although very restricted, the population is large, consisting of at least 20 000 plants (R.C. Turner, pers. obs. 2004). While the current state of the population is unknown as it has not been recorded since 2004, it is inferred to be stable since there are no threats pertaining to it.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica keeromsbergensis H.A.Baker | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica keeromsbergensis H.A.Baker | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica keeromsbergensis H.A.Baker | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C., Oliver, E.G.H. & Munro, F. 2022. Erica keeromsbergensis H.A.Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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