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Orange Heath
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Orange Heath

Erica quadrisulcata

Erica quadrisulcata, the orange rock-heath, four-groove heath, or Swartkop heath, 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 southern part of the Cape Peninsula on the mountain above Simon's Town. Here there is one population in an area of 12 km². The habitat is safe, it is still safe from invasive plants and is protected in the...

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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 585139.