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Woolfringe Heath
Erica xeranthemifolia
Erica xeranthemifolia, the woolfringe heath, is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs at the Steenboksberg, Shaw's Pass, Shaw's Mountain and the Babilonstoring Mountains. The subpopulations at lower altitudes have been lost due to agricultural and forestry activities. There is currently only one subpopulation remaining in an area of 3 km². These plants are threatened by invasive plants, grazing by...
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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 585299.