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

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Erica glomiflora Salisb.

Erica glomiflora Salisb.

Erica glomiflora (lantern heath) is a fynbos Erica endemic to the Western Cape's Garden Route.

Family
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Erica glomiflora Salisb.

Erica glomiflora, commonly known as the lantern heath, is a plant species in the genus Erica that is part of the fynbos vegetation. Its scientific name was first published by Richard Anthony Salisbury. This species is endemic to South Africa's Western Cape, where it grows along the Garden Route.

Photo: (c) Johan Eksteen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Johan Eksteen · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Ericaceae Erica

More from Ericaceae

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

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