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Scientific Name | Erica stylaris Spreng. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/11 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO 980 km², AOO<980 km², 10 known locations. Declining due to habitat degradation resulting from alien pine invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Mossel Bay to Humansdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, on moist slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica stylaris Spreng. | VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica stylaris Spreng. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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. & Helme, N.A. 2007. Erica stylaris Spreng. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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