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Erica capitata
Erica capitata is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Cape Peninsula and from Groot Hagelkraal to Mamre. The plant has lost 50% of its habitat over the years due to development, agricultural activities and invasive plants but is still abundant in the Peninsula. Here 90% of the population is currently still protected but the habitat is further
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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 584724.