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Scientific Name | Erica amoena J.C.Wendl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
Common Names | Feathery Heath (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2022/09/05 |
Assessor(s) | F. Munro, E.G.H. Oliver & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 235 km² and is known from seven locations. It is typically encountered as dense, localized stands of several hundred to thousands of plants. Much of its habitat is now severely threatened by alien invasive species, some subpopulations may already be lost. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Cape Peninsula where it is found from Constantiaberg to Clovelly, Red Hill Plateau and the Cape Point section of the Table Mountain National Park, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in mountain streams and marshes. |
Threats |
| Over the past 15 years much of its habitat has become invaded with alien plants including Hakea and Acacia species. Some subpopulations may have already been lost where infestations are dense. Frequent fire could pose a future threat to this species. |
Population |
This species is typically encountered as dense, localised stands of several hundred to thousands of plants. (R.C. Turner, pers. obs. 2006). The population is declining in parts of its range as a result of alien plant infestations.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in the Table Mountain National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica amoena J.C.Wendl. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica amoena J.C.Wendl. | Rare | 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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 |
| Munro, F., Oliver, E.G.H. & Turner, R.C. 2022. Erica amoena J.C.Wendl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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