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Erica hottentotica
Erica hottentotica is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Hottentots Holland Mountains at Landdroskop and Somerset Sneeukop. The plant's range is smaller than 100 km2, is considered rare and the habitat is not threatened. It occurs on the moist, south-facing slopes.
Erica abbottii · Honeysuckle heath · Summer heath · Erica albens · Erica alfredii · Cold Heath · Foxtail Erica · Erica amicorum · Erica amoena · Erica ampullacea · Erica andevalensis · Eyelash Heath
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
