Erica muscosa (Aiton) E.G.H.Oliv. is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Erica muscosa (Aiton) E.G.H.Oliv.

Erica muscosa (Aiton) E.G.H.Oliv.

Erica muscosa (stickyleaf heath) is a fynbos Erica endemic to South Africa's Northern and Western Cape.

Family
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Erica muscosa (Aiton) E.G.H.Oliv.

Erica muscosa, commonly known as stickyleaf heath, is a plant species in the genus Erica. It is a component of fynbos vegetation, and the species is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Ericaceae Erica

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