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Erica embothriifolia Salisb. sect. Chona 
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesErica embothriifolia Salisb. sect. Chona
SynonymsErica nivenia Andrews
Habitatsands and heaths
Descriptionbranchlets slender, glabrous, viscid-hirsute, leaves patent, acute or obtuse, sulcate, ciliate, 8-15mm, flowers in umbel, sepals linear, viscid, corolla ventricose
Size20-30cm
Colorwhite-rose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Erica embothriifolia Salisb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 6: 379 (1802)

Synonyms:
Chona sanguinea D.Don
Erica nivenia Andrews
Ericoides nivenii (Andrews) Kuntze

w. Cape Prov.
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