Botanical name

Erica irregularis

Family

Ericaceae

Common Name

Gansbaai Heath

Status

 Endangered

Erica irregularis
Erica irregularis
Erica irregularis

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