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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesErica sagittata Klotzsch ex Benth. 
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 7: 681 (1839)
Native Ranges. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsands and heaths
Descriptionbranchlets glabrous, leaves loosely imbricate, linear to lanceolate oblong, acute, abaxially concave, glabrous, green, flowers axillary, verticillate, producing lax cluster
Size10-90cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
SynonymsBlaeria grandis N.E.Br.
Blaeria sagittata (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Alm & T.C.E.Fr.
Ericoides sagittatum (Klotzsch) Kuntze
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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