Salt-and-Pepper Heath

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Erica imbricata

Salt-and-Pepper Heath, a reference photo
Photo: Mahendran Moodley · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Erica imbricata is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. This species is endemic to the Western Cape.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Salt-and-Pepper Heath being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Erica
Species
Erica imbricata

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