Erica urna-viridis Bolus is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Erica urna-viridis Bolus

Erica urna-viridis Bolus

Erica urna-viridis is a South African heath with sticky green flowers native to Cape Town's Table Mountain.

Family
Genus
Erica
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Erica urna-viridis Bolus

Erica urna-viridis Bolus, commonly known as sticky heath or bottle-green heath, is a species in the Erica genus. This plant is naturally found only within the city of Cape Town, South Africa, growing specifically in the Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos vegetation on Table Mountain. It produces sticky green flowers, which are the source of its two common names, and it typically reaches an approximate height of 1 meter.

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