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Scientific Name | Erica lowryensis Bolus var. lowryensis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2022/11/29 |
Assessor(s) | E.G.H. Oliver, R.C. Turner & F. Munro |
Justification | A habitat specialist that is rarely seen. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 98 km². The population is protected in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. Despite some threats, particularly invasive alien species, the majority of the population is protected. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is found from Sir Lowry's Pass to Betty's Bay in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows on steep slopes in shady, moist kloofs, mostly on seaward side of mountains. |
Threats |
| Less than 5% of its range is impacted by low levels of alien vegetation, most of the subpopulations occur within the Kogelberg Nature Reserve, where the fynbos is still in good condition. |
Population |
It is inferred that the population is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica lowryensis Bolus var. lowryensis | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica lowryensis Bolus var. lowryensis | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Oliver, E.G.H., Turner, R.C. & Munro, F. 2022. Erica lowryensis Bolus var. lowryensis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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