Erica perspicua J.C.Wendl.

Species

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Characteristics

Corolla finely but perceptibly hairy with narrow tube, ±22 mm long, having no distinct sub-apical bulge, white to pink with white tips; flowers erect-spreading; leaves small, ±4.5 x 0.5 mm.
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Erect shrub to 2 m. Flowers medium to large, tubular, hairy, white to pink with white tips.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Erica perspicua world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329333-1
WFO ID wfo-0000672880
COL ID 6GLKH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Erica linnaea Erica linnaeana Erica linnaeoides Erica lituiflora Erica hirsuta Ericoides perspicuum Syringodea linnaeoides Syringodea lituiflora Syringodea hirsuta Erica perspicua Erica perspicua Erica perspicua var. perspicua

Lower taxons

Erica perspicua subsp. latifolia