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Erica mammosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Erica
Species:	E. mammosa
Binomial name
	Erica mammosa; L.

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Erica mammosa, the nine-pin heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, that is naturally restricted to the southwestern corner of the Western Cape, South Africa.

It is a shrub, growing to 2.5 metres (8 feet) tall and broad, that produces masses of flowers in a range of colours from light-pink to orange to bright red.

The species name mammosa means "with breasts" and refers to the udder-like tubular shape of the flowers.^[2]

This plant is found as an ornamental garden subject.^[3] In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[4]^[5] Like many heathers it is a calcifuge, meaning that it must be grown in an acidic soil. It requires a sunny, sheltered spot with sharp drainage. It tolerates low temperatures down to 0 °C (32 °F), but will not stand freezing.^[4]

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^ "Erica mammosa". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
^ http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm
^ ^a ^b "RHS Plantfinder - Erica mammosa". Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[TPL-1] "Erica mammosa". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[RHSLG-2] Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.

[3] ttp://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm

[RHSPF-4] "RHS Plantfinder - Erica mammosa". Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[5] "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

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Line 1: {{Short description\|Species of flowering plant}} {{Cleanup bare URLs\|date=August 2022}} {{Speciesbox \|image = Erica mammosa flower.jpg \|genus = Erica (plant) \|species = mammosa \|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus\|L.]]<ref name = TPL>{{cite web \| url= http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2793782 \| title= Erica mammosa \| publisher= The Plant List \|~~accessdate~~access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref> }} '''''Erica mammosa''''', the '''nine-pin heath''', is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the family [[~~family (biology)\|family~~Ericaceae]] ~~Ericaceae~~, that ~~was~~is naturally restricted to the ~~south-western~~southwestern corner of the [[Western Cape]], [[South Africa]]. It is a shrub, growing to {{convert\| 2.5\|m\|ft\|abbr=onoff\|frac=2}} tall and broad, that produces masses of flowers in a range of colours from light-pink to orange to bright red. The species name ''"mammosa"'' means "with breasts" and refers to the udder-like tubular shape of the flowers.<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book \|last=Harrison \|first=Lorraine \|title=RHS Latin for Gardeners \|year=2012 \|publisher=Mitchell Beazley \|location=United Kingdom \|isbn=~~184533731X~~978-1845337315 }}</ref> This plant is ~~increasingly popular~~found as an ornamental garden subject.<ref>http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm</ref> In the [[United Kingdom\|UK]] it has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]’s's [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web \| url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/23556/i-Erica-mammosa-i/Details \| title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Erica mammosa'' \| ~~accessdate~~access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf \| title = AGM Plants - Ornamental \| date = July 2017 \| page = 36 \| publisher = Royal Horticultural Society \| ~~accessdate~~access-date = 16 February 2018}}</ref> Like many heathers it is a [[calcifuge]], meaning that it must be grown in an acidic soil. It requires a sunny, sheltered spot with sharp drainage. It tolerates low temperatures down to {{convert\| 0\|C\|F\|abbr=on}}, but will not stand freezing.<ref name = RHSPF /> ==Gallery== Line 25 ⟶ 27: File:Erica mammosa flower Koeberg.JPG </gallery> {{commons category\|Erica mammosa}}▼ ==References== ▲{{~~commons~~Commons category\|Erica mammosa}} {{Reflist}} Line 33 ⟶ 35: [[Category:Erica\|mammosa]] [[Category:Endemic flora of ~~South~~the ~~Africa~~Cape Provinces]] ~~[[Category:Flora of the Cape Provinces]]~~ [[Category:Fynbos]] [[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]