Erica ferrea, the iron heath, is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape. Parts of the plant's habitat have been lost, between Muizenberg, Table View, Kraaifontein and Eerste River, from 2 415 km² to 916 km². It still occurs from Yzerfontein to Malmesbury and the Cape Flats.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Iron 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 ferrea
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