Biology:Erica caffra
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Short description: Species of plant in the Erica genus
Erica caffra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Erica |
Species: | E. caffra
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Binomial name | |
Erica caffra L., 1753
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Erica caffra is a small tree, sometimes a shrub, that grows in riparian habitats and on forest edges and occurs from the Western Cape to the Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho.[2][3] The tree's flowers look like bells. The tree's national tree number is 572.[4]
References
- ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Erica caffra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T143722238A143722240. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143722238A143722240.en. Accessed on 03 January 2022.
- ↑ "Erica caffra L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328346-1.
- ↑ "Erica caffra | PlantZAfrica". http://pza.sanbi.org/erica-caffra.
- ↑ "National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa". https://www.treetags.co.za/national-list-of-indigenous-trees/.
Wikidata ☰ Q15275728 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica caffra.
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