Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cliffortia eriocephalina Cham.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ROSACEAE
Synonyms
Cliffortia ericifolia E.Mey. ex Harv. (later homonym), not of L.f. (1782), Cliffortia phylicoides Eckl. & Zeyh.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/06/30
Assessor(s)
W. Foden & L. Potter
Justification
A montane species that is not declining.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Groot Winterhoek Mountains to Knysna.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Rocky Peaks.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cliffortia eriocephalina Cham.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
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.


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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Cliffortia eriocephalina Cham. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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