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Erica quadrisulcata
Also called Swartkop heath, Four-groove heath, Fourgroove Heath, Orange Heath
Erica quadrisulcata, the orange rock-heath, four-groove heath, or Swartkop heath, is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. Here it occurs in the southern part of the Cape Peninsula on the mountain above Simon's Town. Here there is one population in an area of 12 km². The habitat is safe, it is still safe from invasive plants and is protected in the Table Mountain National Park. The plant is considered rare.
Erica abbottii · Honeysuckle heath · Summer heath · Erica albens · Erica alfredii · Cold Heath · Foxtail Erica · Erica amicorum · Erica amoena · Erica ampullacea · Erica andevalensis · Eyelash Heath
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erica quadrisulcata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
