Erica urna-viridis

Erica urna-viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species: E. urna-viridis
Binomial name
Erica urna-viridis
Salisb.

Erica urna-viridis (the sticky heath or bottle-green heath) is a species of Erica that was naturally restricted to the city of Cape Town, South Africa, in particular the Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos of Table Mountain.

It bears sticky green flowers - the origin of its common names - and grows to a height of about 1 meter. [1]

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