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Heaths of the Cape Peninsula

A guide to the Ericaceae of the Table Mountain National Park and surrounds.

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Common Heather ¹
Calluna vulgaris

Erica haematocodon × tenuis

Browntip Heath ²
Erica genistifolia

Browntongue Hangertjie ³
Erica plukenetii plukenetii

Red Hanging Heath ⁴
Erica coccinea coccinea

Fusetube Heath ⁵
Erica monadelphia

Constantia Winered Hybrid Heath ²
Erica abietina atrorosea × Abietina constantiana

Sapphire Hybrid Heath ⁶
Erica abietina atrorosea × Viscaria viscaria

Clinging Heath ⁷
Erica annectens

Ninepin Heath ⁸
Erica mammosa

Rock Heath ²
Erica nevillei

Orange Heath ⁴
Erica quadrisulcata

Bottle Green Heath ⁹
Erica sessiliflora

Red Heath ¹⁰
Erica abietina abietina

Winered Heath ¹¹
Erica abietina atrorosea

Constantia Heath ²
Erica abietina constantiana

Devils Heath ²
Erica abietina diabolis

Sticky Heath ¹²
Erica viscaria viscaria

Hairytube Heath ¹³
Erica brachialis

Erica croceovirens ¹⁴

Mealie Heath ⁵
Erica patersonia

Twotone Heath ¹⁵
Erica versicolor

Whorl Heath ¹⁶
Erica verticillata

Coppice Discolorous Heath ¹⁷
Erica discolor discolor

Garden Route Discolorous Heath ¹⁸
Erica discolor speciosa

Common Water Heath ²
Erica curviflora curviflora

Common Glandular Heath ¹⁹
Erica glandulosa glandulosa

Common Fire Heath ¹⁴
Erica cerinthoides cerinthoides

Common Glue Heath ²⁰
Erica glutinosa glutinosa

Delicate Heath ²¹
Erica tenuis

Hispid Wind Heath ²²
Erica hispidula hispidula

Erica hispidula serpyllifolia

Common Caterpillar Heath ²³
Erica coarctata coarctata

Kapok Heath ¹⁴
Erica bruniades

Heady Heath ²⁴
Erica capitata

Buchuleaf Heath ²⁵
Erica diosmifolia

Salt-and-Wind Heath ²⁶
Erica lasciva

Gooseberry Heath ²⁷
Erica halicacaba

Redhill Heath ²⁸
Erica cyrilliflora

Dirty Heath ²⁹
Erica distorta

Fountain Heath ³⁰
Erica fontana

Bloodbell Heath ⁷
Erica haematocodon

Marsh Heath ³¹
Erica heleogena

Mud Heath ⁷
Erica limosa

Flatleaf Heath ³⁰
Erica marifolia

Soft Heath ²⁵
Erica mollis

Wire Heath ⁷
Erica paludicola

Baby Heath ²
Erica parviflora

Baby-Heath
Erica parviflora exigua

Common Baby Heath ²
Erica parviflora parviflora

Fuzzball Heath ³⁰
Erica peziza

Longsepal Mud Heath ³¹
Erica salteri

Macdonald Heath ³⁰
Erica turgida

Common Water Heath ³²
Erica caffra caffra

Hairyflower Heath ²
Erica hirtiflora hirtiflora

Erica canescens canescens

Table Mountain Bunch Heath
Erica caterviflora caterviflora

Troop Heath
Erica caterviflora glabrata

Common Hairygland Heath ²²
Erica pubescens pubescens

Common Pyramid Heath ³³
Erica pyramidalis pyramidalis

See-through Heath ³⁴
Erica transparens

Cranberry Heath ³⁵
Erica oxycoccifolia

Bristle Heath ³⁶
Erica strigosa

Carpet Heath ²²
Erica thimifolia

Bladder Heath ⁷
Erica utriculosa

Common Gland Heath ²¹
Erica planifolia planifolia

Nude Heath ²
Erica nudiflora

Common Hair Heath
Erica capillaris capillaris

Blunt Heath ³⁷
Erica obtusata

Horsetail Heath ⁵
Erica equisetifolia

Feather Heath ²¹
Erica paniculata

Kerker Heath ³⁸
Erica sexfaria

Frothy Heath ⁵
Erica spumosa

Heathlike Heath ⁵
Erica ericoides

Snowhite Heath ⁶
Erica nivea

Common Bonnet Heath ¹⁷
Erica calycina calycina

Longbract Bonnet Heath
Erica calycina longibracteata

Erica lucida lucida ³⁹

Salt-and-Pepper Heath ⁵
Erica imbricata

Pregnant Heath ²
Erica placentiflora

Bland Crested Heath
Erica cristiflora blanda

Common Crested Heath ²⁵
Erica cristiflora cristiflora

Cud Heath ²
Erica gnaphaloides

Rice Heath ²⁵
Erica lutea

Pale Heath ⁴⁰
Erica palliiflora

Skinny Heath ²
Erica tenuifolia

Bract Purpletip Heath ²⁶
Erica corifolia bracteata

Darktip Heath ²
Erica corifolia corifolia

Common Coppice Heath ²⁶
Erica articularis articularis

Feathery Heath ⁴¹
Erica amoena

Pineapple Heath ⁴²
Erica dodii

Crowberry Heath ⁷
Erica empetrina

Box Heath ¹²
Erica pyxidiflora

Big Beauty Heath
Erica pulchella major

Common Beauty Heath ⁴³
Erica pulchella pulchella

Cape Heath ³⁰
Erica capensis

Ivory Heath ⁴⁴
Erica eburnea

Cheery Heath ⁵
Erica laeta

Pearl Heath ⁴⁵
Erica margaritacea

Keyhole Heath ²
Erica mauritanica

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