Erica nana
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Species of flowering plant
| Erica nana | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. nana
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| Binomial name | |
| Erica nana Salisb.
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Erica nana is a species of Erica heath native to the fynbos region of South Africa.
Description
[edit ]Erica nana is a typical Cape heath, with small, fine needle-like leaves, a shrubby growth habit, and waxy yellow tubular flowers. It grows to about 1 metre (3+1⁄2 feet) in diameter and half that in height.[1]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erica nana .
- ^ "Erica nana". South African National Biodiversity Institute.
