Botanical name
Erica villosaFamily
EricaceaeCommon Name
Kapokkie, KapkokkieDescription
Rounded straggling shrublet up to 40cm. Needle-like leaves with rolled under margins; flowers borne in loose umbels of three or more small urn-shaped, white shaggy-haired flowers with exserted anthers.
Latin: villosus = shaggy: referring to the hairiness of the flowers.
Habitat
Flats and lower slopes only in the Kleirivier Mountains
Flower Date
September to November