Erica similis(N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv.

WFO wfo-0000673258 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Erica similis, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. a Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2022-04-29 / obs. 192390746
Erica similis, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. b Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 192380782
Erica similis, photographed by Caroline Voget
fig. c Caroline Voget, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177544919
Erica similis, photographed by Di Turner
fig. d Di Turner, CC0 1.0 / obs. 134821676
Erica similis, photographed by Di Turner
fig. e Di Turner, CC0 1.0 / obs. 117453935
Erica similis, photographed by Chris Vynbos
fig. f Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 36699346
Erica similis, photographed by magriet b
fig. g magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 33432481
Erica similis, photographed by magriet b
fig. h magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 33479555

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Native range 1 botanical country

Regions where Erica similis is native: Cape Provinces Cape Provinces
Native distribution of Erica similis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Cape Provinces CPP AFRICA

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 25 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Blaeria articulata L.
  • Blaeria articulata Willd. ex Steud.
  • Blaeria eriantha Willd. ex Steud.
  • Blaeria scabra J.C.Wend.
  • Erica articulata (L.) Thunb.
  • Erica leptophylla Klotzsch ex Benth.
  • Erica paleacea Salisb.
  • Erica tiariflora Andrews
  • Ericoides placentiflorum Kuntze
  • Gypsocallis tiariflora (Andrews) G.Don
  • Syndesmanthus articulatus (L.) Klotzsch
  • Syndesmanthus articulatus var. articulatus
  • Syndesmanthus articulatus var. fasciculata (Klotzsch) N.E.Br.
  • Syndesmanthus articulatus var. hirtus Benth.
  • Syndesmanthus elimensis N.E.Br.
  • Syndesmanthus elimensis var. elimensis
  • Syndesmanthus elimensis var. incertus N.E.Br.
  • Syndesmanthus fasciculatus Klotzsch
  • Syndesmanthus glaucus Klotzsch
  • Syndesmanthus scaber Klotzsch
  • Syndesmanthus similis N.E.Br.
  • Thoracosperma articulata Kuntze
  • Thoracosperma fasciculata (Klotzsch) Kuntze
  • Thoracosperma glauca (Klotzsch) Kuntze

and 1 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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