Beauty Heath (Erica pulchella)

Beauty Heath, a reference photo — Photo: Andrew massyn · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Erica pulchella, the pink rattle heath, is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from the Cape Peninsula to Mossel Bay and is frequently confused with Erica longiaristata.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Beauty 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

Erica longiaristata
Erica globulifera
Erica tenella
Erica lateralis
Erica seriphiifolia

Classification

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

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