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Scientific Name | Erica rivularis L.E.Davidson |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 74 km²), five known locations. The habitat is being degraded at two locations by dense encroachment from invasive alien Acacia mearnsii (black wattle). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Blyde River Canyon and Graskop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld |
Description | Margins of clear, high altitude perennial streams over quartzitic rocks. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica rivularis L.E.Davidson | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica rivularis L.E.Davidson | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Davidson, L.E. 1989. A new species of Erica (Ericaceae) from the eastern Transvaal. South African Journal of Botany 55(5):473-475.
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.
Schumann, D., Kirsten, G. and Oliver, E.G.H. 1992. Ericas of South Africa. Fernwood Press, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Lötter, M., von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Erica rivularis L.E.Davidson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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