Botanical name

Erica cristata

Family

Ericaceae
Erica cristata
Erica cristata
Erica cristata
Erica cristata
Erica cristata
Erica cristata

Description

Erect, sparse, slender shrublet up to 60cm with longish slender branches. Closely set leaves, toothed on margins. Slightly sticky flowers are covered with small stiff hairs and are red to purple with purplish lobes at the end of the tubular corolla; anthers are awned but also have a 'chin'.

Latin: cristatus = comblike; referring to teeth along leaf margins.

Habitat

High mountain slopes

Flower Date

December to January