Botanical name
Erica macowanii subsp. lanceolataFamily
EricaceaeStatus
Rare
Description
Sturdy erect shrub up to 1.5m. Leaves are rigid and incurved. Flowers tubular, purple to pink with a white mouth.
Endemic to the Klein River Mountains.
After: Peter MacOwan (1830-1909), one of the first botany professors in Cape Town, Director of Cape Town botanical gardens.
Habitat
Marshy seeps at high altitudes
Flower Date
August to March