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Erica sociorum
Also called Partner Heath
Erica sociorum, the Noordhoek cliff heath, partner heath and companion heath, is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs at Noordhoek Peak on the Cape Peninsula. It has an area of occurrence of 0.1 km2 and there are 59 plants in one population. The plants are declining due to habitat loss due to the growth of pine trees, an invasive plant.
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 sociorum 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.
