| Erica massonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. massonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Erica massonii L.f., (1782) | |
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Erica massonii, the Masson's heath, is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. [1] [2] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. [3] [4]
Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. It belongs to the plant family Strelitziaceae. A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower/plant, because of a resemblance of its flowers to birds-of-paradise. In South Africa, it is commonly known as a crane flower.
Erica is a genus of roughly 857 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names heath and heather are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance. The genus Calluna was formerly included in Erica – it differs in having even smaller scale-leaves, and the flower corolla consisting of separate petals. Erica is sometimes referred to as "winter heather" to distinguish it from Calluna "summer heather".
Kirstenbosch is an important botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The garden is one of 10 National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa's six different biomes and administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Prior to 1 September 2004, the institute was known as the National Botanical Institute.
Valeriana rubra, the red valerian, spur valerian, kiss-me-quick, fox's brush, devil's beard or Jupiter's beard, is a popular garden plant grown for its ornamental flowers.
Acharia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Achariaceae. The sole species is Acharia tragodes, which is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.
Renosterveld is a term used for one of the major plant communities and vegetation types of the Cape Floristic Region which is located in southwestern and southeastern South Africa, in southernmost Africa. It is an ecoregion of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome.
Erica baccans, the berry heath, is a species of Erica that was naturally restricted to the city of Cape Town, South Africa.
Erica cremea is a plant belonging to the genus Erica. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape and is prevalent on Sneeukop near Wellington. Its habitat is threatened by invasive plants.
Loxostylis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.
Dalechampia capensis is a species of shrub. It is known by the common names inzula or wild hop.
Spatalla longifolia, the pink-stalked spoon, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Spatalla. It forms a part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape of South Africa where it is found in the Hottentots-Holland Mountains; from Franschhoek and Villiersdorp to the Kleinmond Mountains.
Serruria candicans, the shiny spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs from Elandskloof to the Slanghoek Mountains and Paardeberg at Malmesbury. The shrub is erect and grows only 80 cm tall and bears flowers from July to December.
Serruria villosa, the golden spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, where it occurs only on the Cape Peninsula and just south of Constantia. The shrub is erect and grows only 50 cm tall and bears flowers from April to July.
Paranomus sceptrum-gustavianus, the King Gustav's sceptre, is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus Paranomus and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Erica afra is a small tree, sometimes a shrub, that grows in riparian habitats and on forest edges and occurs from the Western Cape to the Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho. The tree's flowers look like bells. The tree's national tree number is 572.
Euryops speciosissimus is a species of flowering shrub in the genus Euryops. It is endemic to the fynbos region of South Africa. It is also known as the Clanwilliam daisy and giant resinbush; in Afrikaans it is called harpuisbos, meaning resin bush.
Justicia cuneata is a species of subshrub in the genus Justicia. It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Erica amoena is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs, among other things, in the Table Mountain National Park. The plant is considered rare.
Erica curviflora, the water heath, is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and forms part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape.
Erica regia, the Elim heath is a flowering shrub that belongs to the genus Erica and forms part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Elim to Viljoenshof. The shrub grows up to 70 cm high. The shrub flowers throughout the year with the peak from August to October. The flowers are tubular and red or white or a combination of the two colors. Seeds are formed in caps that are released after two months.
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