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Scientific Name | Erica riparia H.A.Baker |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/11 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver, D. Pillay & F. Daniels |
Justification | EOO<500 km², three known locations. Declining at two locations due to dense alien invasion of the habitat, the other is potentially threatened by coastal housing development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Betty's Bay to Soetanysberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Marshy seeps and wetlands in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica riparia H.A.Baker | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica riparia H.A.Baker | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica riparia H.A.Baker | 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. & Daniels, F. 2007. Erica riparia H.A.Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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