Erica abietina
(Added to iSpot on 20th January 2012)
Location: ERF920, Table Mountain National Park
Other observations of Winpink Heath (Erica abietina subsp. atrorosea)
Comments
abietina
conica now abietina subsp. constantiana
subsp abietina is bright red - only Table Mountain and Devils Peak :: on rest of Peninsula they are pink abietina subp. atrorosea
Also abietina subsp. diabola
and subsp. aurantica off the Peninsula
:: do a search to see them all -
Sorry Winepink Heath
Sorry Winepink Heath





OK - no refs with me.
I thought that our Cape Point ones were also ssp. abietina - they are also pink.
Then, there has been some talk of pulling E. conica into the bundle.
I've got some pictures of an E. abietina .ssp ?? taken at Cape Point (near your macowanii that might be in transition.
marland@intekom.co.za