Global Conservation Consortium for Erica
The Global Conservation Consortium for Erica brings together the world’s Erica experts, conservationists, and the botanic garden community to ensure that no wild species of Erica becomes extinct.
https://www.globalconservationconsortia.org/gcc/erica/
Threats
Of 944 such taxa in the South African National Biodiversity Institute’s Red List,
- 108 are classified as Rare,
- 84 as Vulnerable,
- 60 Endangered, and
- 46 Critically Endangered
3 are already Extinct in the Wild
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/south-african-red-list-plants-extinct-and-extinct-in-the-wild?tab=species.100 plus are ‘Data Deficient’ – species with populations insufficiently known to be able to estimate the degree of threat to their survival.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/south-african-red-list-plants-data-deficient?tab=species
