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Taxon

Erica verticillata P.J.Bergius

Protologue Descr. Pl. Cap. 99. 1767IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted threatened
Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (5).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (5).jpg

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (6).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (9).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (10).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (3).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (2).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (4).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (7).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (8).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (1).jpg

Erica verticillata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 034 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Albania, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, NW. Balkan Pen., Sicilia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

August 21, 2009

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | Lydenburg)

-25.315833, 30.495278

Location Remarks

Rhodes Dr., Newlands, Cape Town

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Erica

Specific Epithet

verticillata

Authorship

P.J.Bergius

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#184,653 of 335,497

Top 56%

Extinction probability

25%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →