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Scientific Name | Erica wyliei Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2008/07/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range restricted endemic (EOO less than 500 km²), known from only seven subpopulations, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Montane grassland. |
Threats |
| No suspected threats: this species' habitat is well protected. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica wyliei Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica wyliei Bolus | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Erica wyliei 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Erica wyliei Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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