Erica paucifolia

Erica paucifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. paucifolia
Binomial name
Erica paucifolia
(J.C.Wendl.) E.G.H.Oliv.
Synonyms
  • Blaeria flosculosa G.Don
  • Blaeria paucifolia J.C.Wendl.
  • Erica flosculosa Salisb.
  • Macrolinum paucifolium Klotzsch
  • Simocheilus flosculosus (Salisb.) Druce
  • Syndesmanthus flosculosus (Salisb.) Druce
  • Syndesmanthus paucifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Benth.
  • Thoracosperma paucifolia Kuntze

Erica paucifolia is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Houhoek and Kleinrivier Mountains. There were seven subpopulations but only two exist, the other subpopulations have been wiped out due to suburban development and invasive plants, the latter at Honingklip.[2]

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