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Scientific Name | Erica pilaarkopensis H.A.Baker |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2022/09/26 |
Assessor(s) | F. Munro & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It occurs as scattered individuals growing in fire-protected rocky screes. There are no known threats affecting this species at present. For this reason, it qualifies for listing as Least Concern under the IUCN 3.1 Red List criteria but is nationally recognised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is restricted to the Riviersonderend Mountains, on Pilaarkop in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows on rocky screes, steep open slopes and rocky ledges in fynbos. |
Threats |
| No immediate or potential threats have been identified for this species. However, there is a potential for future threats of invasion by Pinus pinaster and Acacia melanoxylon which currently occur at high densities on the lower slopes of the Riviersonderend mountains. |
Population |
Although very localised, the population, when last monitored in 2008 was large, consisting of several thousand plants. There is no information regarding the current state of the population; however, it is inferred to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica pilaarkopensis H.A.Baker | 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.
Oliver, E.G.H. 2004. Nomenclatural changes in Erica. Bothalia 34(1):38.
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 |
| Munro, F. & Turner, R.C. 2022. Erica pilaarkopensis H.A.Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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