Erica clavisepala, the club heath and Cape Point marsh heath is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs on the Cape Peninsula. The population is in the Table Mountain National Park where it is protected. The plant is rare.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Club 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Erica
- Species
- Erica clavisepala
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