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Scientific Name | Erica filipendula Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ERICACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2023/11/10 |
Assessor(s) | F. Munro & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A localized species to the southwest portion of the southern Agulhas plain with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 376 km². It occurs at between 10 and 15 threat defined locations. Some habitat has been lost to agriculture in the past especially in the Viljoenshof area. There are several thousand plants protected in the Waterford Bosluis Private Nature Reserve. While this restricted endemic was formerly listed as Rare, it has been uplisted to a status of Near Threatened under criterion B since alien plant infestations have become quite severe at a number of its known locations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is found on the southern Agulhas Plain in the Western Cape province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos |
Description | Its habitat is comprised of sandy quartzitic hills in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Invasive alien vegetation is currently infesting the habitat of this species causing ongoing degradation of habitat. There has also been a loss of subpopulations to crop cultivation in the past especially in the Viljoenshof (Wolwengat) area. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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. & Turner, R.C. 2023. Erica filipendula Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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