Botanical name
Erica irregularisFamily
EricaceaeCommon Name
Gansbaai HeathStatus
Endangered
Description
An erect sturdy shrub growing up to 1.5m tall with upright branches. Flowers are pale pink, rounded in shape and constricted at the mouth, borne on long woolly stalks.
It is a local endemic only growing between Stanford and De Kelders.
In the past it was heavily harvested for flower export.
Habitat
Alkaline sands and limestone growing beteween Stanford and De Kelders
Flower Date
July to October