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Scientific Name | Erica lignosa H.A.Baker |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2022/11/29 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A high altitude specialist (area of occupancy 143 km²) habitat specialist that is mot threatened. It is listed as Rare nationally and under IUCN 3.1 criteria as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Groot Swartberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows on rocky, upper mountain slopes and summits in fynbos. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species at present. |
Population |
It is known from not more than five subpopulations. As there are no severe threats, the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in Swartberg (Groot Swartberg) Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica lignosa 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. & Victor, J.E. 2022. Erica lignosa H.A.Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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