Erica caffra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. caffra
Binomial name
Erica caffra
L., 1753

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

  1. 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.
  2. "Erica caffra L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. "Erica caffra | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. "National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa".
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