Erica genistifolia

Erica genistifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. genistifolia
Binomial name
Erica genistifolia
Salisb.
Synonyms
  • Erica sessiliflora J.C.Wendl.
  • Erica tetraloba Roxb. ex Salisb.
  • Ericoides genistifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze

Erica genistifolia is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos.[1] The species was first described by Richard Anthony Salisbury in 1802. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape.[2]

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