Grit Heath (Erica scabriuscula)

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

Erica scabriuscula is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and Western Cape and occurs from Mossel Bay to Humansdorp; in the coastal mountains as well as the coastal plain.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Grit 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 lerouxiae
Erica setacea
Erica quadrangularis

Classification

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

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