Erica peltata
| Erica peltata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. peltata
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| Binomial name | |
| Erica peltata | |
Erica peltata (the ker-ker heath or raasheath) is a species of Erica heath endemic to the fynbos region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Description
[edit]It is an erect shrub which flowers in late summer (December to April).[citation needed] The numerous flowers are small (2 mm long) and reddish-pink, with a cup-shaped corolla.[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs on the south-facing hills and lower mountains slopes from Riviersonderend in the west, around Swellendam, Heidelberg and Riversdale, to George and Humansdorp in the east.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
- ^ E.G.H. Oliver (1987). Studies in the Ericoideae (Ericaceae). VII. The placing of the genus Philippia into synonymy under Erica; the southern African species, South African Journal of Botany, Volume 53, Issue 6, Pages 455-458, ISSN 0254-6299, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0254-6299(16)31379-5.
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