Erica urna-viridis
Erica urna-viridis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Erica |
Species: | E. urna-viridis |
Binomial name | |
Erica urna-viridis Salisb. | |
Erica urna-viridis (the sticky heath or bottle-green heath) is a species of Erica that was naturally restricted to the city of Cape Town, South Africa, in particular the Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos of Table Mountain.
It bears sticky green flowers - the origin of its common names - and grows to a height of about 1 meter. [1]
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