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Erica peltata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Erica
Species:	E. peltata
Binomial name
Erica peltata Andrews

Erica peltata (the ker-ker heath or raasheath) is a species of Erica heath endemic to the fynbos region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Description

It is an erect shrub which flowers in late summer (December to April). The numerous flowers are small (2 mm long) and reddish-pink, with a cup-shaped corolla.

Distribution

This species occurs on the south-facing hills and lower mountains slopes from Riviersonderend in the west, around Swellendam, Heidelberg and Riversdale, to George and Humansdorp in the east.

References

1. "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
2. E.G.H. Oliver (1987). Studies in the Ericoideae (Ericaceae). VII. The placing of the genus Philippia into synonymy under Erica; the southern African species, South African Journal of Botany, Volume 53, Issue 6, Pages 455-458, ISSN 0254-6299, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0254-6299(16)31379-5.

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