Erica pulchella Houtt. is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Erica pulchella Houtt.
Erica pulchella (pink rattle heath) is a fynbos plant endemic to Western Cape, with two varieties and often confused with Erica longiaristata.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Erica pulchella, commonly known as pink rattle heath, is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and is a member of the fynbos. This species is endemic to the Western Cape, with a distribution that ranges from the Cape Peninsula to Mossel Bay. It is frequently confused with the species Erica longiaristata. Erica pulchella has two recognized varieties: Erica pulchella var. major T.M.Salter and Erica pulchella var. pulchella.
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Erica halicacaba L.
Arctostaphylos viridissima (Eastw.) Mc Minn
Leucopogon microphyllus (Cav.) R.Br.
Rhododendron arboreum Sm.
Epacris longiflora Cav.
Hypopitys monotropa Crantz
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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