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Scientific Name | Erica oligantha Guthrie & Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver & D. Pillay |
Justification | EOO <6.5 km² and AOO <0.5 km², known from two locations. This species occurs in a sensitive habitat that is vulnerable to disturbance and is currently declining due to alien invasive infestation of the habitat at both locations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Van der Bijlberg and Akkedisberg mountains between Stanford and Napier. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, in montane marshes, seepage areas and along streams on steep, south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| Severe Hakea drupacea, Pinus spp. And Acacia saligna infestations on the Van Der Bijlberg and Akkedisberg.
This species is also threatened by drainage of wetlands for agriculture. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Notes |
| This is an extremely cryptic, creeping plant, growing in montane marshes and along streams. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica oligantha Guthrie & Bolus | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica oligantha Guthrie & Bolus | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica oligantha Guthrie & Bolus | Indeterminate | 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.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C., Oliver, E.G.H. & Pillay, D. 2007. Erica oligantha Guthrie & Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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