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Scientific Name | Erica marifolia Sol. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | AOO <20 km² and four locations. Occurs along the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula where some subpopulations have been impacted by forestry plantations in the past. Potentially threatened by erosion following clearing of invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula, eastern slopes of Table Mountain and Disa Gorge, at Constantiaberg and the cliffs above Kalk Bay and St. James. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos |
Description | Damp cliff and rock faces, usually with a mostly shaded habitat. |
Threats |
| Mountain slopes around the localized population of Erica marifolia have been afforested with exotic pines and gum trees in the past, and escaping seedlings have spread up steep slopes. In some areas these plantations and invasive stands are now being cleared, however, tree felling have been observed to damage fragile soils on steep, damp slopes, and could potentially lead to erosion and loss of individuals. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Table Mountain National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica marifolia Sol. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica marifolia Sol. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica marifolia Sol. | 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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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. 2007. Erica marifolia Sol. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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