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Marsh Heath
Erica heleogena
Erica heleogena is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Cape Peninsula at the Klawervlei. The plant's range is less than 1 km². The habitat is threatened by an invasive plant, Acacia saligna, and also by possible loss of the area due to a possible pumped storage scheme.
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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 584887.