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Scientific Name | Erica nematophylla Guthrie & Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Synonyms | Erica filamentosa Andrews var. longiflora Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver & D. Pillay |
Justification | Only known from two disjunct locations, potentially threatened by alien plant invasion at both. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Stormsvlei near Riviersonderend and Garcia's Pass near Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Stony slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by competition from unmanaged escaping pine seedlings from nearby timber plantations. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica nematophylla Guthrie & Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica nematophylla Guthrie & Bolus | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica nematophylla Guthrie & Bolus | 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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C., Oliver, E.G.H. & Pillay, D. 2007. Erica nematophylla Guthrie & Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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