Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica anguliger (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv. |
Synonyms | Anomalanthus anguliger N.E.Br. |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-700m |
Description | branchlets thinly glandular-hirsute, leaves 1-2mm, linear-terete, acute, glabrous, whorls remote, flowers of 1-3, axillary and terminal, corolla 2mm, tubular, glabrous |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink-red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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