PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / ERICALES / ERICACEAE / ERICOIDEAE / ERICEAE / ERICA / VISCARIA / LONGIFOLIA
Erect shrub up to 90 cm (3 ft). Branches virgate or spreading, puberulous, glabrescent. Leaves 6-nate, 8-20mm long and from 0.7-1.0 mm wide, mostly erect and imbricate, sometimes spreading, rarely squarrose, linear-trigonous, acute, mostly glabrous, occasionally pubescent, rigid. Flowers axillary; peduncles 2-6 mm long, pubescent; bracts approximate or subapproximate, foliaceous, 1/2-3/4 as long as the sepals. Sepals 6-10mm long, linear to linear-subulate, foliaceous, dry or viscid, glabrous or pubescent. Corolla 1.2-2.2 cm long, tubular or clavate-tubular, asymmetrically inflated, more rarely subequal, sometimes curved, contracted or widened at the mouth, pubescent or villous, usually more or less viscid, variously coloured, white, red, yellow, green, pink, orange and yellow, reddish-brown or pink and white; lobes erect, short, obtuse. Anthers included, 1-2 mm long, lateral, oblong, blunt, rarely semiovate and acute, muticous; pore about 1/3 the length of the cell. Ovary ovoid or turbinate, villous, mostly glabrous towards the base, style exserted; stigma capitate. From: Baker, HA; Oliver, EGH. 1967. Ericas in southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town. [All rights reserved] As: Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer
Corolla ±12-20 mm long, tubular, non-viscid, hairy or pustulate, red, pink, purple, white, yellowish or green or, in some cases, bicoloured- pink with a white mouth or red with a yellow mouth; sepals, bract and bracteoles long, linear-lanceolate. This is the most variable subspecies, which it may, on more detailed population studies coupled with molecular analyses, be possible to divide into more subspecific taxa. All plants appear to be single-stemmed reseeders. There are problems in distinguishing material of the pink/purple-flowered form in the Bredasdorp District from similarly coloured forms of E. vestita. It is very possible that the two species hybridize where they are sympatric. The flowers of E. viscaria subsp. longifolia have a longitudinally ridged corolla and do not possess the longer, soft hairs of E. vestita. From: Oliver, EGH; Oliver, IM. 2002. The genus Erica (Ericaceae) in southern Africa: taxonomic notes 1. Bothalia 32(1): 37-61. [CC BY]
Erect, 1-3 ft. high; branches virgate or spreading; leaves 6-nate, mostly erect and imbricate, sometimes spreading, rarely squarrose, linear, acute, mostly glabrous, rigid, 4-10 lin. long, from 1/3 to over 1/2 lin. wide; pedicels 1-3 lin. long; bracts linear, approximate or subapproximate, from 1/2 to 3/4 the length of the sepals; sepals linear or linear-subulate, foliaceous, dry or viscid, glabrous or pubescent, 3-5 lin. long; corolla tubular or clavate-tubular, asymmetrically inflated, more rarely subequal, contracted or widened at the mouth, pubescent or villous, usually more or less viscid, variously coloured, 6-11 lin. long; anthers included, lateral, oblong, blunt, rarely semi-ovate and acute, muticous, 1/2-1 lin. long; ovary ovoid or turbinate, villous with long hairs, mostly glabrous towards the base. From: Guthrie, F; Bolus, H. 1909. Ericaceae: I. Erica. In: WT Thiselton-Dyer (ed.), Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: 4-315. Lovell Reeve & Co., London. [https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.821] [All rights reserved] As: Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer
Longifolius - with long leaves. Flowering at various times during the year depending on the locality. On account of the variation much subdivision has taken place in the past. In Flora Capensis five separate varieties were recognized. Most of these overlap in characters and run into each other and it is therefore considered not worth retaining most of them. In the case of var. maritima there are good grounds for retaining it as a variety. The length of the leaves is a variable character. Generally they are long but not shimmering as in E. vestita. Occasionally they can be quite short, only 8 mm long, which may mislead one into thinking that it is not E. longifolia. One of the attractions of E. longifolia is the great variety of colour forms that occur. Only a few of these are shown on the plate. Others that occur are red, brown, yellow-green, pink, orange and yellow, and purple. This species is easily recognized from its relatively long, narrow and crowded leaves which are not versatile or loose and from the narrow leaflike bracts and sepals. This latter character distinguishes E. longifolia from the closely related E. onosmaeflora Salisb. in which the sepals are wide and have a long linear tip narrowing gradually upwards. From: Baker, HA; Oliver, EGH. 1967. Ericas in southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town. [All rights reserved] As: Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer
Rare on moist rock ledges with a south aspect on mountains. From: Baker, HA; Oliver, EGH. 1967. Ericas in southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town. [All rights reserved] As: Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer
Mountain sides. From: Guthrie, F; Bolus, H. 1909. Ericaceae: I. Erica. In: WT Thiselton-Dyer (ed.), Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: 4-315. Lovell Reeve & Co., London. [https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.821] [All rights reserved] As: Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer
Cape Province. From: Baker, HA; Oliver, EGH. 1967. Ericas in southern Africa. Purnell, Cape Town. [All rights reserved] As: Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer
Bredasdorp District. From: Oliver, EGH; Oliver, IM. 2002. The genus Erica (Ericaceae) in southern Africa: taxonomic notes 1. Bothalia 32(1): 37-61. [CC BY]
Coast Region: Stellenbosch Div.; Lowrys Pass; Hottentots Holland; Caledon Div. From: Guthrie, F; Bolus, H. 1909. Ericaceae: I. Erica. In: WT Thiselton-Dyer (ed.), Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 4: 4-315. Lovell Reeve & Co., London. [https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.821] [All rights reserved] As: Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: Bothalia 32(1): 56 (2002)
Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer
Published in: Delin. Exot. Pl. Kew [Aiton]: t.4 (1796)
Erica pinea J.C.Wendl., nom.illegit., non Thunb. (1785)
Published in: Eric. Icon. Descr. 1(fasc. 1): 11 (1798)
Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer var. contracta Bolus
Published in: Fl. Cap. 4(1): 66 (1905)
Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer var. squarrosa Bolus
Published in: Fl. Cap. 4(1): 66 (1905)
Erica longifolia F.A.Bauer var. stricta Dulfer
Published in: Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 68: 41 (1964)
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Ericales
FAMILY Ericaceae
SUBFAMILY Ericoideae
TRIBE Ericeae
GENUS Erica
SPECIES viscaria
SUBSPECIES longifolia
48 results for Erica viscaria L. subsp. longifolia (F.A.Bauer) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.
Barcode: NBG1573221-0 Collector(s) & number: Musker, S.D., SM418 | 2020-3-23
South Africa, Western Cape, Steenbras dam Nature Reserve, ridge overlooking Dappat se Gat and Heuningkloof.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1573204-0 Collector(s) & number: Musker, S.D., SM413 | 2020-3-14
South Africa, Western Cape, Jonkershoek NR streamside down from second waterfall.
General notes: Voucher, silica, photos.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0001888-0 Collector(s) & number: Forrester, JA, 1109 | 1996-8-20
South Africa, Western Cape, Hermanus subregion, Highlands Rd., ± 3km. N. of junction with Kleinmond-Hermanus Rd., W. side of road, near sharp corner cutting.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0257257-0 Collector(s) & number: Von Witt, C, CR 2048 | 2006-11-18
South Africa, Western Cape, Elim. Farm 215. Seepage area NW of Baardskeerdersbos West of Perdekop. 34°33'24.3"S: 19°33'17.7"E.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Moderate hill slope. Moist/damp, sandy soil. Sandstone. S aspect.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0761770-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 5088 | 2004-4-7
South Africa, Western Cape, Hermanus. Fernkloof Nature Reserve.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0574457-0 Collector(s) & number: De Villiers, TH, 90 | 1998-9-28
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon District: Boskloof Farm. On the mountain pass between the Kars and Uilkraal riviers.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1574099-0 Collector(s) & number: Musker, S.D., SM526 | 2021-1-9
South Africa, Western Cape, Theewaterskloof Local Municipality. E shore of Nuwebergdam.
General notes: Voucher, silica, photos. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68001735
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1574082-0 Collector(s) & number: Musker, S.D., SM221 | 2019-5-7
South Africa, Western Cape, Overberg District Municipality. Elim-Papiesvlei road, NE of Baardskeerdersbos.
General notes: Voucher, silica, photos. http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24777685
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0851923-0 Collector(s) & number: Cowell, C, 1761 | 2005-10-3
South Africa, Western Cape, Hottentots Holland. Path from Landroskop hut to Jonkershoek.
General notes: Mountain Fynbos. Reserve. Grey sandy soil. Slope: moderate. Bright red tubular, sticky and hairy flowers.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0852858-0 Collector(s) & number: Cowell, C, CC255 | 2005-1-26
South Africa, Western Cape, Kleinmond, mountain service road above high school.
General notes: Mountain Fynbos. Moderate slope. Light brown soil. Pale yellow flowers.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1573207-0 Collector(s) & number: Musker, S.D., SM423 | 2020-3-23
South Africa, Western Cape, Steenbras dam NR, road S of dam.
General notes: Voucher, silica, photos.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0037008-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 16465 | 1944-11-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon Dist. Aries Kraal.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0001889-0 Collector(s) & number: Heilgendorff, JP, 815 | 1990-6-6
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon subregion, Shaw's Pass.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0856534-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 11047 | 2012-1-28
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester District; ±21 km ENE of Villiersdorp. Farm: Omklaar 146, Jonaskop. 33°58'17.0" 19°30'27.0"E.
General notes: Bioregion: Northwest Fynbos. Vegetation type: North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos. Steep slope. Flowers sticky.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0003471-0 Collector(s) & number: Ebersohn, W, 7 | 1969-1-15
South Africa, Western Cape, Harold Porter Botanic Reserve, Betty's Bay.(garden).
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0001892-0 Collector(s) & number: Ebersohn, W, 11/69 | 1969-1-24
South Africa, Western Cape, Hangklip subregion, Betty's Bay, Harold Porter Botanic Garden.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0001893-0 Collector(s) & number: Ebersohn, W, 382 | 1975-1-15
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon subregion, Salmonsdam Reserve, Stanford.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0001887-0 Collector(s) & number: Forrester, JA, 1076 | 1996-5-19
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon subregion, Stanford, Shaw's Pass, roadside.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1569125-0 Collector(s) & number: Musker, S.D., SM616 | 2021-3-20
South Africa, Western Cape, Overberg, Elim - Papiesvlei road.
General notes: Voucher, silica, photos. SM616. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140661283
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1573212-0 Collector(s) & number: Musker, S.D., SM430 | 2020-6-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Hermanus, lower contour path South of dams.
General notes: Voucher, silica, photos.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0245894-0 Collector(s) & number: Cowell, C, ID453 | 2005-10-4
South Africa, Western Cape, Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. Path from Landdroskop hut to Jonkershoek. 34° 02' 55.8"S, 18° 59' 50.3"E. GPS date WGS84.
General notes: Alt. 1134 m. Mountain Fynbos. Mountain slope. N aspect moderate slope. Reserve. Sandstone. Grey. Sandy. Good drainage. Shrub 40 cm. Pink flowers. Associated species, Diastella divaricata subsp. montana, Metalasia muricata, Stoebe sp.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0856538-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 11052 | 2012-1-28
South Africa, Western Cape, Worcester District; ±21 km ENE of Villiersdorp. Farm: Wilde Paarde Berg 587, Jonaskop. 33°58'07.3" 19°30'12.8"E.
General notes: Bioregion: Northwest Fynbos. Vegetation type: North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos. Steep slope. Flowers "dry" and not sticky.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0247283-0 Collector(s) & number: Cowell, C, 3376 | 2007-6-7
South Africa, Western Cape, Hermanus. Fernkloof Reserve. 34° 23' 30.84"S, 19° 16' 6.636"E.
General notes: Alt. 73 m. SW aspect steep slope. Mountain slope. Fynbos. Bare rock. Well-drained, sand soil. Sandstone, quartzite. None seen. Dwarf shrub 60 cm. Yellow flowers.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0001865-0 Collector(s) & number: Mostert, L, 62 | 1996-8-20
South Africa, Western Cape, Hermanus subregion, Kleinmond, on hiking trail to Kasteelkop Nek.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0872032-0 Collector(s) & number: Viviers, M, 1012 | 1983-2-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Nuweberg F.S., near houses.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0872026-0 Collector(s) & number: Haynes, RA, 895 | 1974-1-15
South Africa, Western Cape, Lebanon State Forest, Jakkalsrivier Catchment experiment.
General notes: Herb. No. L974
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0872022-0 Collector(s) & number: Forsyth, GG, 74 | 1980-5-25
South Africa, Western Cape, Jonkershoek State Forest: Slopes of Haelkop, west of Verlorekloof.
General notes: Common in this area.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0872027-0 Collector(s) & number: Haynes, RA, 1142 | 1975-12-8
South Africa, Western Cape, Jonkershoek State Forest, Stellenboschberg.
General notes: Herb. No. J 2568
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0872033-0 Collector(s) & number: Viviers, M, 165 | 1982-2-28
South Africa, Western Cape, Hout Bay: Constantiaberg.
General notes: Herb. No. G3478
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0872025-0 Collector(s) & number: Haynes, R, 1000 | 1975-2-12
South Africa, Western Cape, Kogelberg State Forest. Research site.
General notes: Herb. No. G2344
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0759359-0 Collector(s) & number: Bester, SP, 5051 | 2004-4-4
South Africa, Western Cape, 13 km from turn onto R320 from Hermanus to Caledon.
General notes: Mountain Fynbos. Gentle slope. Flowers pink to whitish at tips. Tubes extremely sticky.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0003326-0 Collector(s) & number: Joubert, CE, 941 | 2008-1-18
South Africa, Western Cape, S.W. of Napier, 1km S. from 316 on road to Sandy's Glen.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0203972-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 3836 | 2006-3-20
South Africa, Western Cape, Hermanus. Summit ridge of Babilonstoring, just west of head of Groenkloof, west of secondary peak. 34°19' S: 19°15' E.
General notes: Alt. 820 m. Fynbos biome. Gentle mountain slope. Well-drained, sandy, rocky soil. Sandstone. Full sun. Aspect north. No biotic effect seen. Resprouter. Flowers present, green. Mostly in rocky areas. Other colour forms not seen. Plant height 0.6 m.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0265574-0 Collector(s) & number: Haynes, RA, H.56 | 1969-5-21
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. South origin of Sonderendrivier.
General notes: Alt. c. 3800 ft. East aspect, steepish terrein, dense vegetation. Shrub ± 1 ft high. Fairly frequent. Flowers red, corolline.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0168907-0 Collector(s) & number: Heilgendorff, JP, 815 | 1990-6-6
South Africa, Western Cape, Caledon. Shaw's Pass.
General notes: Alt. 300m. Among tall fynbos. Plants leggy, sparse, ± 2m tall. Flowers red with yellow tips.Tall leggy plants.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1483738-0 Collector(s) & number: Hutton, L, VL376FK | 2015-4-19
South Africa, Western Cape, Fernkloof Nature Reserve. On the path from visitors centre (green route).
General notes: Berzelia lanuginose, Lobelia pinifolia, Saltera sarcocolla, Erica sessiliflora.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: GHPG$0001891-0 Collector(s) & number: Behr, CM, 1143 | 1994-4-19
South Africa, Western Cape, Hangklip subregion, Kleinmond, Fairy Glen Plateau.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
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2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Ericaceae Oliver, EGHIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 482-511
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2002
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
The genus Erica (Ericaceae) in southern Africa: taxonomic notes 1 Oliver, EGH; Oliver, IMBothalia 32(1)37-61
1967
1909
FLORA CHAPTER
Ericaceae: I. Erica Guthrie, F; Bolus, HIn: WT Thiselton-Dyer (ed.), Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae. Flora Capensis 4: 4-315
Lovell Reeve & Co., London
No results found for Erica viscaria L. subsp. longifolia (F.A.Bauer) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.
Status and criteria
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Russell, A.P. 1977. The genera <i>Rhoptropus</i> and <i>Phelsuma</i> (Reptilia Gekkonidae) in southern Africa: a case of convergence and a reconsideration of the biogeography of <i>Phelsuma</i>. Zoologica Africana. 12:393-408
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hewitt, J. 1937. Descriptions of South African lizards. Annals of the Natal Museum. 8:199-209
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