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Scientific Name | Erica subverticillaris Diels ex Guthrie & Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/03/11 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Between two and five locations remain. This species has declined due to afforestation in the past and it is currently potentially threatened by invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Long Tom Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Lydenburg Thornveld |
Description | High altitude, short grassland, among rocky outcrops on mountain summits, 1900-2200 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica subverticillaris Diels ex Guthrie & Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica subverticillaris Diels ex Guthrie & Bolus | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Lötter, M., von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Erica subverticillaris Diels ex Guthrie & Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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