Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Erica gnaphaloides L. sect. Lamprotis |
Synonyms | Erica paniculata G.Lodd. |
Erica tetrastigmata Bolus | |
Habitat | sands and heaths |
Altitude | 0-700m |
Description | branchlets glabrescent, leaves erect, not crowded, linear, obtuse, sulcate, glabrous, 2-3mm, flowers of 3, often in clusters, sepals obovate, acute, corolla obconical, 2-3mm |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | open places with poor, moist, sandy soil alpine house, moist, sandy soil |
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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