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Scientific Name | Erica zwartbergensis Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/12 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, E.G.H. Oliver & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist known from five sites, but probably a few more small, isolated subpopulations exist. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartberg Mountains to Outeniqua Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kango Conglomerate Fynbos, North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seasonal seepage areas in montane fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica zwartbergensis Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica zwartbergensis Bolus | 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. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Erica zwartbergensis Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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