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Scientific Name | Erica mitchellensis Dulfer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica saxatilis L.Bolus, not Salisb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/21 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 190 km²) with only three known subpopulations. No known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ceres district, Michell's Pass, Michell's Peak and Neethlingsberg and Witzenberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, in rock crevices, 1200-1800 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica mitchellensis Dulfer | 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. 2008. Erica mitchellensis Dulfer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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