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Erica squarrosa
Erica squarrosa is a small, heath-like shrub from South Africa's Western Cape fynbos, related to the heathers. It needs well-drained, acidic soil and full sun to grow well.
Erica squarrosa is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Hottentots Holland Mountains and Groenlandberg. There are four subpopulations, all of which are threatened by the invasive plant, the pine tree.
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 squarrosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
