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

Photo of Erica hirta Thunb. (Erica hirta Thunb.)
🌿 Plantae

Erica hirta Thunb.

Erica hirta Thunb.

Erica hirta is a fynbos endemic Erica species native to South Africa's Western Cape.

Family
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Erica hirta Thunb.

Erica hirta Thunb. is a plant species that belongs to the genus Erica. It is a component of fynbos vegetation, and this species is endemic to the Western Cape.

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

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Ericaceae Erica

More from Ericaceae

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

Identify Erica hirta Thunb. instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store