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King Heath complex
Erica regia
Erica regia, the Elim heath, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus Erica and forms part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Elim to Viljoenshof. The shrub grows up to 70 cm high. The shrub flowers throughout the year with the peak from August to October. The flowers are tubular and red or white or a combination of the two colors. Seeds are formed in caps...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 570046.