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Scientific Name | Erica bolusiae Salter var. bolusiae |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(ii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/01 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Urban expansion, crop cultivation, grazing and alien acacia infestations have decimated the range of this taxon, there is only one known remaining extant locality. This taxon now has a diminished EOO of less than 1 km², and an AOO of less than 200 m². Fewer than 250 mature individuals are extant. Decline as a result of livestock grazing and invasive alien plants is ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Yzerfontein to Kraaifontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos |
Description | Seasonal wetlands and seepage areas on sandy coastal plains. |
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 bolusiae Salter var. bolusiae | CR B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(ii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica bolusiae Salter var. bolusiae | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erica bolusiae Salter | Extinct | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Beaumont, A. 1993. Bulldozed! Rare plants and a unique habitat destroyed in Kraaifontein. Veld & Flora 79(4):99.
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.
Schumann, D., Kirsten, G. and Oliver, E.G.H. 1992. Ericas of South Africa. Fernwood Press, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Erica bolusiae Salter var. bolusiae. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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