Erica caffra
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| Erica caffra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. caffra
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| Binomial name | |
| Erica caffra L., 1753
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Erica caffra is a small tree, sometimes a shrub, that grows in riparian habitats and on forest edges and occurs from the Western Cape to the Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho.[2][3] The tree's flowers look like bells. The tree's national tree number is 572.[4]
References
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Erica caffra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T143722238A143722240. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143722238A143722240.en. Accessed on 03 January 2022.
- ^ "Erica caffra L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Erica caffra | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "National List of Indigenous Trees in South Africa".
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