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Scientific Name | Erica langebergensis H.A.Baker |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2022/11/29 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted species, with an area of occupancy (AOO) <8 km². There are no known threats to this species. It is therefore listed as Rare nationally and under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to the Langeberg Mountains from Montagu to Leeurivierberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows on steep south-facing slopes in sandstone fynbos. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
It is only known from one location, where the species was last collected in 1973, and no population data was recorded.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica langebergensis H.A.Baker | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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. 2022. Erica langebergensis H.A.Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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