... and Pieter Heymann from their observations on iNaturalist. Erica galpinii is an erect shrub that grows up to 1 m tall, ... Flowering is in autumn and winter, from April to June. Erica galpinii is endemic to the Kleinrivier Mountains near ... to survive the fire-prone nature of the CFR over time. Erica galpinii is a reseeder, meaning that the plant is ...

... occurs from mid summer to winter (December to July). Erica thomae includes two formerly recognised taxa, Erica porteri and Erica tenax, that are now synonyms of Erica thomae . These ...

... time is from late summer into winter (January to July). Erica oblongiflora is endemic to South Africa and has a ... on the Agulhas Plain. Its habitat is highly threatened. Erica oblongiflora has been observed being visited by ... and various combinations except for blue. The seeds of Erica species are usually very tiny and can lay dormant in ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2023 Erica heliophila grows up to 600 mm tall and forms an erect ... the calyx being small and inconspicuous. The corolla of Erica heliophila is about 6 mm long, urn-shaped with ... appendages at or near the base of the anther cell). Erica heliophila looks similar to Erica tetragona but differs ...

... 2023 Acknowledgements: images by Kamogelo Solomon Modimola Erica calcareophila is a plant species in the Ericaceae ... and can be hairless or fringed with fine hairs. This erica produces white blooms in groups of up to 6 flowers at ... waxy. It typically blooms in winter, from July to August. Erica calcareophila occurs in the limestone hills of the ...

... along the upper parts of the branches. Fig. 2 . Leaves of Erica empetrina. The tips of the flowering branches present ... from September to December. Fig. 3. A flowering stem of Erica empetrina. This plant is endemic to the Cape Peninsula ... sandy damp or marshy places in sunny, open areas. Fig. 4 . Erica empetrina with brown flowers at the end of its ...

... November 2022 Acknowledgements: images by Alice Notten. Erica sitiens varies in growth form, it can be very low ... have horn-like appendages. Flowering is mainly in summer. Erica sitiens is a South African endemic and is found in the ... occurs, when conditions become favourable for them. Erica Erica sitiens grows well in soil with a pH ranging from ...

... NBG Kamogelo Solomon Modimola & Siqamo Yeko (Mr. & Mrs. Erica) Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2022 ... Amoena, and thank Tony Rebelo for providing the images of Erica inflata in its natural habitat, Rickard Adcock and Andrew Stephen Morton for providing the images of Erica inflata with a moth and beetle respectively, and Felix ...

... Harold Porter National Botanical Garden August 2022   Erica retorta is a slow-growing shrublet, 300–450 mm in ... dark pink. Flowering is in summer, from October to April. Erica retorta grows in well-drained, sandy, acidic soil. It ... killed by fire, but regenerates after a fire, from seed. Erica Erica retorta can be planted in sunny areas, in ...

... and Eliza Baster and Loretta Floors for images. Erica cruenta is an upright, laxly branched shrub that grows ... in winter. It also experiences frost in certain areas. Erica cruenta is listed as an important species occurring in ... layers of clays and fine granules of sedimentary rocks Erica cruenta flowers are pollinated by nectar-feeding birds. ...