Erica peziza G.Lodd.

Woollysnow heath (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

Erect, densely floriferous, 1-1 1/2 ft. high; branches ascending or nearly erect, tomentose; leaves 3-nate, erect or subspreading, linear, obtuse, sulcate, glabrous, mostly shining, 1 1/2-2 lin. long; flowers sub-3-nate; pedicels tomentose, 1 1/2 lin. long; bracts remote, linear, small; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, sulcate and keel-tipped, pubescent, 3/5 lin. long; corolla cyathiform to obconic, not contracted but often widened at the mouth, densely long-tomentose, white, mostly about 2 1/2 lin. long; limb from nearly half, to as long as the tube; segments rounded, erect or slightly reflexed at the tips only; filaments bent at the apex; anthers included, ovate, dark brown, less than 1/3 lin. long, aristate; awns affixed near the middle of the cells, subulate with roughened margins, nearly as long as the cell; style included; ovary minutely tomentose.
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Erect shrub to 2 m. Flowers small, urn-shaped, hairy, white.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.51 - 0.61
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
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Images

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Distribution

Erica peziza world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329343-1
WFO ID wfo-0000672900
COL ID 6GLJZ
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Erica peziza