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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Erica mammosa flower.jpg
|image = Erica mammosa flower.jpg
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|genus = Erica (plant)
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
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|species = mammosa
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
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|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]<ref name = TPL>{{cite web
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
|unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]]
|ordo = [[Ericales]]
|familia = [[Ericaceae]]
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|genus = ''[[Erica]]''
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|species = '''''E. mammosa'''''
|binomial = ''Erica mammosa''
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| title= Erica mammosa | publisher= The Plant List |accessdate=17 February 2018}}</ref>
| title= Erica mammosa | publisher= The Plant List |access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>
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'''''Erica mammosa''''' (the '''nine-pin heath''') is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] Ericaceae, that was naturally restricted to the south-western corner of the [[Western Cape]], [[South Africa]].
'''''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 {{convert| 2.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall and broad, that produces masses of flowers in a range of colours from light-pink to orange to bright red.
It is a shrub, growing to {{convert|2.5|m|ft|abbr=off|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 }}</ref>
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=978-1845337315 }}</ref>


This plant is increasingly popular as an ornamental garden subject.<ref>http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm</ref>
This plant is 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 [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/23556/i-Erica-mammosa-i/Details
In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] it has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'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''
| title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Erica mammosa''
| accessdate=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
| 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
| 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 />
| accessdate = 16 February 2018}}</ref>


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==See also==
* [[Cape Flats Sand Fynbos]]
* [[Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area]]
* [[Biodiversity of Cape Town]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Commons category|Erica mammosa}}
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[[Category:Erica|mammosa]]
[[Category:Erica|mammosa]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of South Africa]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces]]
[[Category:Flora of the Cape Provinces]]
[[Category:Fynbos]]
[[Category:Fynbos]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]

Latest revision as of 20:17, 12 January 2024

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

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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  1. ^ "Erica mammosa". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  3. ^ http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/ericamammosa.htm
  4. ^ a b "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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