| Erica sessiliflora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. sessiliflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Erica sessiliflora L.f. | |
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Erica sessiliflora is a plant belonging to the genus Erica . [1] [2] The species is endemic to the Western Cape. [3] [4]
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".
Erica baccans, the berry heath, is a species of Erica that was naturally restricted to the city of Cape Town, South Africa.
Erica margaritacea, the pearl heath, is a species of Erica naturally restricted to the city of Cape Town. It is critically endangered.
Bartholomaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. The genus is native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.
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.
Leucadendron conicum, the garden route conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and is part of the fynbos form. The plant is native to the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape, where it occurs in the Langeberg, Outeniqua Mountains, Tsitsikamma Mountains, Elandsberg and Garden Route plain.The shrub grows to be 6 m and bears flowers from October to November.
Larryleachia perlata is a species of flowering plant the family Apocynaceae. The species is a succulent plant species. The species is considered an insufficiently known species.
Serruria cyanoides, the Wynberg spiderhead, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Serruria and forms part of the fynbos.
Leucadendron gydoense, the Gydo conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Paranomus reflexus, the Van Staden's scepter, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the family Proteaceae. It is part of the South African fynbos vegetation type. The plant is native to the Eastern Cape where it occurs on the Elandsberg and Van Stadensberg.
Paranomus tomentosus, the hairy-leaf tree sceptre, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Proteaceae. It is part of the South African fynbos vegetation type. 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.
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 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.
Erica massonii, or Masson's heath, is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape.
Celmisia sessiliflora, the white cushion mountain daisy, is a species of Celmisia native to alpine environments of the South Island of New Zealand.
Erica perspicua is a plant that belongs to the family Ericaceae and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape.
Erica bauera, the Albertinia white heath or bridal heath, is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and forms part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Riversdale to Albertinia.
Erica formosa, the white heath, is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and forms part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape.