| Erica canaliculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. canaliculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Erica canaliculata | |
Erica canaliculata, the channelled heath or hairy grey heather, is a South African species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.
It is an erect evergreen shrub, sometimes described as a tree heath (a term also applied to E. arborea and E. lusitanica ). It grows to 2 metres (6+1⁄2 feet), with tiny dark green leaves and large sprays of pink or white flowers with prominent brown anthers in winter and spring. [2] [3]
The Latin specific epithet canaliculata means "with channeled or grooved leaves". [4]
The species is native to the East and West Capes of South Africa and is naturalised in South Australia. [1] Not fully hardy, in frost-prone areas it requires some protection. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5] [6]
