Erica setulosa Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

Dwarf; branches straggling, setaceous-pilose; leaves 4-nate, narrow-oblong to oblong, obtuse, minutely puberulous, and sparsely setaceous-ciliate with long pallid hairs, 1 1/4 lin. long including the pubescent petiole; flowers 4-nate; pedicels puberulous, under 1 lin. long; bracts approximate, small; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, glandular-ciliate, pubescent, foliaceous, coloured, 1/2 lin. long; corolla obconic, widened to the mouth, puberulous or somewhat tomentose, about 1 1/2 lin. long; segments erect, subobtuse, 1/3-1/2 the length of the tube; filaments slender, nearly straight; anthers included, dorsifixed near the base, oblong, obtuse, about 3/8 lin. long, muticous; pore about 1/2 the length of the cell; style shortly exserted; stigma capitellate; ovary subspherical, glabrous.
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Erect, sometimes sparse and spreading, shrublet to 50 cm. Flowers small, cup-shaped, white, hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Erica setulosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329604-1
WFO ID wfo-0000673245
COL ID 6GLD9
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Synonyms

Ericoides setulosum Erica setulosa