Erica urna-viridis
Erica urna-viridis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Erica |
Species: | E. urna-viridis
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Binomial name | |
Erica urna-viridis Salisb.
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Erica urna-viridis, the sticky heath or bottle-green heath, is a species of Erica that was naturally restricted to the city of Cape Town, South Africa, in particular the Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos of Table Mountain.
It bears sticky green flowers - the origin of its common names - and grows to a height of about 1 meter.[1]
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Categories:
- Erica
- Endemic flora of South Africa
- Flora of the Cape Provinces
- Natural history of Cape Town
- Species endangered by urbanization