Erica alopecurus Harv. is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Erica alopecurus Harv. (Erica alopecurus Harv.)
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Erica alopecurus Harv.

Erica alopecurus Harv.

Foxtail heath (Erica alopecurus Harv.) is a fynbos Erica species native to South Africa and Lesotho.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Erica alopecurus Harv.

Erica alopecurus Harv., commonly known as foxtail heath, is a plant species in the genus Erica. It is a component of fynbos vegetation. This species is found across all provinces of South Africa and also occurs in Lesotho.

Photo: (c) Jan-Hendrik Keet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jan-Hendrik Keet · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae › Erica

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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