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

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Erica empetrina L.

Erica empetrina L.

Erica empetrina (crowberry heath) is a fynbos Erica species endemic to South Africa's Western Cape.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Erica empetrina L.

Erica empetrina, commonly called the crowberry heath, is a plant species that belongs to the genus Erica. It is a component of fynbos vegetation, and the species is endemic to the Western Cape.

Photo: (c) Corinne Merry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Corinne Merry · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae › Erica

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

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