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

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Erica melastoma Andrews

Erica melastoma Andrews

Erica melastoma Andrews is an Erica species from Western Cape fynbos that has one named subspecies.

Family
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Erica melastoma Andrews

Erica melastoma Andrews is a plant species classified in the genus Erica. It grows within fynbos vegetation, and the entire species is endemic to the Western Cape. One recognized subspecies exists for this species: Erica melastoma subsp. minor E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.

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