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Erica limosa
Erica limosa is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. Here it occurs in the Cape Peninsula from Constantiaberg to Muizenberg. The plant has a range of 7.5 km2 and there are four subpopulations. The population numbers have decreased due to dam construction, the construction of 4x4 routes and invasive plants such as pine trees, Acacia saligna, Acacia mearnsii. It is also
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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 584978.