Erica corifolia

Common names: Articular Heath

Genus: Erica

Species: Erica articularis

Class: Octandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Erica

Modern Species: Erica corifolia

Modern Family: Ericaceae

Plant Type: perennial.annual.herbaceous

Color: "Corolla within the calyx, tube nearly ovate and white, limb spreading, divided into four segments, ovate, long-pointed, and pink coloured."

Season: Flowers early in the spring, often in the depth of winter

Native Region: A native of the Cape of Good Hope (S. Africa)

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum