Biology:Erica croceovirens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Erica croceovirens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. croceovirens
Binomial name
Erica croceovirens
E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.

Erica croceovirens, the Doringrivier heath and saffron-&-green heath, is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in one location, at the Doringrivier Wilderness Area on the northern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains.[2] Its range is only 10 km2, the plant is considered critically rare. However, the habitat is not threatened.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15378156 entry