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Erica modesta
Erica modesta is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape where it occurs on the Riviersonderend Mountains from Jonaskop to Galgeberg. There are four known populations. The species grows slowly and has a long life, there are rarely more than 50 plants together. The plant's habitat is threatened by the high incidence of veld fires and invasive plants such as pine trees.
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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 585014.