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

Photo of Erica hirtiflora Curtis (Erica hirtiflora Curtis)
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Erica hirtiflora Curtis

Erica hirtiflora Curtis

Erica hirtiflora, the hairy-flower heath, is a naturally South African Western Cape Erica now popular as a Capetonian ornamental.

Family
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Erica hirtiflora Curtis

Erica hirtiflora, commonly known as the hairy-flower heath, is a species in the Erica genus. In its natural state, it is only found in the south-western corner of the Western Cape, South Africa, in the area surrounding the city of Cape Town. This species can produce flowers at any time of the year, and it bears so many blooms that the entire bush turns pink. Because of this attractive trait, it is growing in popularity as an ornamental plant for gardens cultivated by people living in Cape Town.

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