Botanical name

Erica corifolia var. corifolia

Family

Ericaceae
Erica corifolia  var. corifolia
Erica corifolia  var. corifolia
Erica corifolia  var. corifolia
Erica corifolia  var. corifolia
Erica corifolia  var. corifolia
Erica corifolia  var. corifolia

Description

Slender shrublet up to 1m. Leaves are 3-nate, adpressed to stem; terminal clusters of small, pink flowers 3-10mm long; calyx enlarged and predominant over the corolla; the urn-shaped corolla turns brown at its tip soon after opening. A form with larger pink flowers grows on the southern slopes of the Kleinrivier Mountains.

Latin: corium = skin, covering; possibly referring to the enlarged and dominent calyx over the corolla

Habitat

Sandy flats and middle to upper slopes

Flower Date

October to May