Erica urna-viridis
| Erica urna-viridis | |
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| 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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