Erica tristis

Erica tristis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Erica
Species:	E. tristis
Binomial name
Erica tristis Bartl.
Synonyms
Erica absinthoides Thunb. Erica cupressifoliaJ.C.Wendl. ex Klotzsch Ericoides triste(Bartl.) Kuntze Philippia absinthoides E.G.H.Oliv. Philippia chamissonisKlotzsch Salaxis chamissonisD.Dietr.

Erica tristis, the Cape tree heath, is a small tree, sometimes a shrub, belonging to genus Erica . ^[1] It is found in fynbos and rocky places in the Western Cape. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
2. "Erica tristis Bartl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
3. "National List of South African Indigenous Trees".