For the record - species we saw this day.
Never easy to photogtaph, but think we may find some bits with the stigma.
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Identified in the field guide ERICAS of the Cape Peninsula #64
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Erica gnaphaloides L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 356 (1753)
The native range of this species is Cape Prov.
[Includes 1 image]
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328796-1/images
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Redlist Link: http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1820-392
Western Cape endemic
Flowering: Aug.– Dec
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Swedish Herbarium image (one of many) https://herbarium.nrm.se/specimens/S14-19150/image/
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JSTOR compilation: https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Erica.gnaphalodes
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Look-up: STRELITZIA 29 (2012) ERICACEAE page 496
https://www.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/documents/documents/strelitzia-29-2012.pdf

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