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Scientific Name | Erica physophylla Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2023/05/13 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | A rare, cryptic dwarf species with an area of occupancy (AOO) of 20 km², often growing on fire-protected, inaccessible cliffs. It has no known threats, and is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | The species is found in the Riviersonderend Mountains above Greyton and on Pilaarkop in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows on south facing damp, shady rock faces. |
Threats |
| Despite alien invasive plants degrading the Riviersonderend mountains where this species occurs, its habitat remains intact. |
Population |
This species is known from a few collections. As it has no severe threats, the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica physophylla Benth. | 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. 2023. Erica physophylla Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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