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Scientific Name | Erica lageniformis Salisb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Known from one small population where there are fewer than 250 mature individuals. Possibly threatened by invasive Hakea and Pinus spp., which have infested surrounding slopes. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Onrus Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, on rocky or sandy south- to southeast-facing slopes, on low coastal mountains. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. Alien infestations have been cleared, but ongoing management is required to prevent reinvasion. Habitat loss to expansion of vineyards on the lower slopes is also a potential threat. |
Population |
Known from a single small subpopulation of fewer than 250 mature individuals, but not currently threatened or declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica lageniformis Salisb. | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica lageniformis Salisb. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica lageniformis Salisb. | Indeterminate | 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.
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. 2007. Erica lageniformis Salisb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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