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

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Erica blenna Salisb.

Erica blenna Salisb.

Erica blenna Salisb. is an endemic fynbos Erica of the Western Cape, known as orange, Riversdale, or lantern heath.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Erica blenna Salisb.

Erica blenna Salisb., commonly known as orange heath, Riversdale heath, and lantern heath, is a plant species in the genus Erica. It is a component of fynbos vegetation, and this species is endemic to the Western Cape.

Photo: (c) Marienne de Villiers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marienne de Villiers · 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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