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Ericaceae

Nine-pin heath

Erica mammosa L.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Erica

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Nine-pin heath: Ninepin Heath
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Rooiklossieheide
Arabic
خلنج محلم
English
Nine-pin heath

Synonyms

  • Erica abietina P.J.Bergius
  • Erica alveiflora Salisb.
  • Erica coralloides Tausch
  • Erica gelida Andrews
  • Erica gilva J.C.Wendl.
  • Erica laxa Lam.
  • Erica quadrifossa Salisb.
  • Erica rigens Benth.
  • Erica rigescens Bartl.
  • Erica speciosa Schneev.
  • Erica verticillata Andrews
  • Ericoides gilvum (J.C.Wendl.) Kuntze
  • Ericoides laxum (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Ericoides mammosum (L.) Kuntze

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.