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Scientific Name | Erica aspalathifolia Bolus var. aspalathifolia |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/06/28 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A widespread grassland taxon with a range of ± 30 000 km². As this is a low altitude taxon, it has lost habitat to agriculture, afforestation and urban development but has not yet declined sufficiently to qualify for NT or VU. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Pondoland to Pietermaritzburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Damp slopes and ledges. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica aspalathifolia Bolus var. aspalathifolia | Declining | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Turner, R.C. 2016. Erica aspalathifolia Bolus var. aspalathifolia. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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