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Erica recurvata

Image Ross Turner
Common names: Soetmuisberg heath, drooping round-headed heath (Eng.); soetmuisbergheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Wilman Millennium Seed Bank Partnership February 2014   Erica recurvata is a small shrub growing of 0.3-0.6m in ideal ... slightly sticky and appear in the winter months. Erica recurvata was (re)discovered in the Napier Mountains in ... and research is still underway for this species. Although Erica recurvata occurs within the Fynbos Biome, a naturally ...

03 / 02 / 2014 | Victoria Wilman | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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Erica quadrisulcata

Erica quadrisulcata
Common names: orange rock-heath, Swartkop heath, four-groove heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2014   Erica quadrisulcata is an upright to sprawling shrub, ... are known to have seasons where few flowers are produced. Erica quadrisulcata could be confused with Erica nevillei , the red rock-heath, but they can be ...

20 / 01 / 2014 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica halicacaba

Growing amonst the rocks
Common names: bladder-heath, gooseberry heath
Family: Ericaceae

... its habitat usually keep the plants stunted or compact. Erica halicacaba is endemic to the Cape Peninsula (Western ... the rocks by the persistent south-east winds. Flowers of Erica halicacaba are adapted for pollination by ... birds. It can be deduced, therefore, that the nectar of Erica halicacaba and Saltera sarcocolla are an important ...

03 / 11 / 2013 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica glandulosa subsp. fourcadei

Bright red form
Common names: Fourcade's heath
Family: Ericaceae

... and the dry environmental conditions associated with this. Erica glandulosa subsp . fourcadei is found in exposed, windy ... are pollinated as the birds move from flower to flower. Erica Fourcade's erica is easily grown from fresh seed which should be sown in ...

26 / 08 / 2013 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica glandulosa subsp. glandulosa

Erica glandulosa subsp. glandulosa
Common names: glandulous heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2013   Erica glandulosa is a widespread species and shows ... has prompted taxonomists to group it into four subspecies. Erica glandulosa subsp . glandulosa is the best known and ... pink to orange, but yellow-flowered forms are also found. Erica glandulosa subsp . glandulosa is widely distributed ...

20 / 05 / 2013 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica quadrangularis

White form in flower
Common names: baby heath, square heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2013     Erica quadrangularis forms an upright shrub up to 600 mm, ... with pink or are a shade of pink, from pale to rosy pink. Erica quadrangularis grows in seepage areas on sandy flats, ... as far as the Swartberg and Kammanassie mountain ranges. Erica quadrangularis is pollinated by insects. The seeds fall ...

18 / 02 / 2013 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica verticillata

Erica verticillata Belvedere in the Erica garden at Kirstenbosch
Common names: whorled heath, marsh heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2013     Erica verticillata is a handsome, strong growing, hardy ... in a less orderly manner. There are eight cultivars of Erica verticillata at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Each ... names and numbers by the international registrar of erica cultivar names, Dr Charles Nelson. See below for ...

04 / 02 / 2013 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica scabriuscula

Flowers with bee
Common names: none recorded
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2012 Erica scabriuscula is a large, erect shrub developing into a ... or sometimes pale pink, rounded to urn-shaped flowers. Erica scabriuscula occurs primarily from the eastern ... margins where it grows into a large bush 3-5 m tall. Erica scabriuscula prefers cooler, moister south-facing ...

17 / 12 / 2012 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica brachialis

Erica brachialis old and new flowers
Common names: hairy-tube heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Notten Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden April 2012 Erica brachialis is a sturdy, erect, woody shrub up to 2 m ... time is mid to late summer (January-February-March). Erica brachialis occurs on rocky slopes, low coastal ... sea, yet the plants are unaffected by salty spray or wind. Erica brachialis is a long-lived plant. The oldest known wild ...

23 / 04 / 2012 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica canaliculata

Erica canaliculata
Common names: channelled heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden March 2012 Erica canaliculata is a large, erect shrub up to 2 or 3 m ... smell, not unpleasant yet not exactly pleasant either. Erica canaliculata grows along the coastal plains and valleys ... It appears to be pollinated by bees and small insects. Erica Erica canaliculata  is easily grown from fresh seed ...

05 / 03 / 2012 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica clavisepala

Erica clavisepala flowers and leaves
Common names: club heath, Cape Point marsh heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2011     Erica clavisepala is a compact, bushy shrublet reaching only ... are long and thin and covered in long, shaggy hairs. Erica clavisepala is endemic to the Cape Peninsula where it ... short stature, dark green leaves and dark purple flowers. Erica clavisepala is probably pollinated by insects. Erica ...

05 / 12 / 2011 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica shannonii

Erica shannonii
Common names: bottle heath, Countess of Shannon's erica (Eng.); bottelheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2011   Erica shannonii is an erect, rounded, woody shrub growing up ... arise from about the same point at the end of a branch. Erica shannonii is restricted to the lower slopes of the ... along the mountain range between Napier and Bredasdorp. Erica shannonii grows in sandstone fynbos in mountainous ...

28 / 11 / 2011 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica haematocodon

Erica haematocodon flowers and foliage
Common names: bloodbell heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Dabush Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2011   Erica haematocodon is a low-growing, semi-sprawling, woody ... 300 mm. Flowering in midsummer, from December to February, Erica haematocodon's deep red bell-shaped flowers are 3 mm ... also has a large flattened stigma and is purplish pink. Erica haematocodon is endemic to the Cape Peninsula, growing ...

23 / 05 / 2011 | Julia Dabush | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica coccinea subsp. coccinea

Erica coccinea subsp. coccinea
Common names: tassel heath, small tassel heath (Eng.); hangertjie (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... at Kirstenbosch, for sharing his experience in growing Erica coccinea. Erica coccinea subsp. coccinea is a rigid, stoutly branched, ... resprout after a fire, whereas others don't. In the field, Erica coccinea is most often confused with E. plukenetii , ...

09 / 05 / 2011 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica fairii

Erica fairii flowers
Common names: fairy heath, Fair's erica
Family: Ericaceae

... Dabush Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden March 2011 Erica fairii is a low-growing, erect, straggling shrub ... average height of 60 cm. Flowering from December to June, Erica fairii's yellowish green elongated urn-shaped flowers ... appearance. E. fairii has no close relatives. The genus Erica contains a total of 860 species and these may be found ...

28 / 03 / 2011 | Julia Dabush | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica taxifolia

Erica taxifolia foliage
Common names: yew-leaved heath
Family: Ericaceae

... Notten Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2011 Erica taxifolia is a well-branched, upright shrub growing to ... is easily confused with the larger-flowered forms of Erica coriifolia, but they can be told apart by their foliage and calyces: the leaves of Erica taxifolia are long and spreading while those of Erica ...

14 / 02 / 2011 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica nevillei

Erica nevillei flowers showing anthers foliage
Common names: red rock-heath (Eng.); klouterplant (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2010 Erica nevillei is a low-growing, semi-sprawling, woody shrub ... an average height of 40 mm. Flowering from January to May, Erica nevillei's bright red tubular flowers are 20-24 mm ... occur in dense whorls round the branches in groups of 4-6. Erica nevillei is often confused with Erica quadrisulcata but ...

29 / 11 / 2010 | Julia Dabush | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica triflora

Erica triflora shrub
Common names: bearded tree heath, three-flower erica (Eng.); baardboomheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2010 Erica triflora is a sturdy, erect shrub and may under ... have smaller flowers, which may be tinged with pink. Erica triflora is limited to the northern section of the Cape ... slopes in well drained and seasonally moist sandy soils. Erica triflora occurs on the upper slopes of the mountains of ...

18 / 10 / 2010 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica curviflora

Erica curviflora var. curviflora
Common names: water heath (Eng.); waterbos, waterheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2010 Erica curviflora is an erect, woody shrub growing up to 1.6 m ... yellow and orange to dark red. There is a lovely variety, Erica curviflora var. diffusa, from the Akkedisberg, in the ... the year depending upon locality and the age of the plant. Erica curviflora is widely distributed from the mountains ...

13 / 09 / 2010 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica glauca var. glauca

Erica glauca var. glauca
Common names: cup-and-saucer heath (Eng.); kommetjiepieringheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Hitchcock Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2010 Erica glauca is an erect, woody shrub growing up to at least ... leaves that are found on the upper half of the branches. Erica glauca var. glauca is restricted to the upper, middle ... lower mountain slopes in the Ceres and Clanwilliam areas. Erica glauca grows in sandstone fynbos in mountainous areas ...

19 / 07 / 2010 | Anthony Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch NBG
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