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Erica rossii

Erica rossii
Photo: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)

About

Erica rossii is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae. The species occurs in a number of Afromontane zones of East Africa.

Where it grows

Erica rossii is widespread in the Afromontane zones of the Rwenzori Mountains, the Virunga Mountains, the Aberdare Mountains, Mount Elgon, Mount Kenya, Mount Hanang, Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro. It also occurs on mountains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. The species has been found at altitudes of 1800 to 4050 metres.

Other Erica plants

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 rossii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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