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Melianthus elongatus Wijnads (Synonym: Melianthus minor L.)

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Common names: strandveld honeyflower, dwarf honeyflower, small melianthus, turkey bush (Eng.); kruidjie-roer-my-nie, truitjie (Afr.)

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Erica empetrina L.

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Common names: crowberry heath (Eng.); kraaibessieheide (Afr.)

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Erica walkeria Andrews

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Common names: Swellendam heath, quality heath, Walker’s heath (Eng.); swellendamsheide (Afr.)

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Erica sitiens Klotzsch

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Common names: thirsty heath (Eng.) dors-heide (Afr.)

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Erica inflata Thunb.

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Common names: balloon heath, inflated erica (Eng.); ballonheide (Afr.)

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Erica scytophylla Guthrie & Bolus

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Common names: leather-leaf heath (Eng.); leerblaarheide (Afr.)

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Serruria elongata (P.J.Bergius) R.Br.

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Common names: long-stalk spiderhead (Eng.); langsteelspinnekopbos (Afr.)

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Erica retorta Montin

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Common names: hair-leaf bottle heath, bottle heath (Eng.), bottelheide, flessieheide (Afr.)

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Erica vernicosa E.G.H.Oliv. 

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Common names: varnished heath (Eng.), vernisteheid (Afr.)

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Carpobrotus deliciosus (L. Bolus) L.Bolus

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Common names: delicious sour fig, sweet sour fig (Eng.); suurvy, perdevy, gaukum (Afr.); igcuthuma (Xho.)

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