Erica ferrea
| Iron Heath | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. ferrea
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| Binomial name | |
| Erica ferrea P.J.Bergius, (1767)
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Erica ferrea, the iron heath, is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. Parts of the plant's habitat have been lost, between Muizenberg, Table View, Kraaifontein and Eerste River, from 2 415 km² to 916 km². It still occurs from Yzerfontein to Malmesbury and the Cape Flats.[2]
References
- ^ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1820-335 REDLIST Sanbi
- ^ http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328685-1 Plants of the World Online