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

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Erica mauritanica L.

Erica mauritanica L.

Erica mauritanica, or keyhole heath, is a fynbos Erica endemic to South Africa's Western Cape, possibly also found in the Eastern Cape.

Family
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Erica mauritanica L.

Erica mauritanica, commonly known as keyhole heath, is a plant species in the genus Erica that grows in fynbos. This species is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa, and it may also occur in the Eastern Cape.

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