Erica halicacaba

Erica halicacaba, the bladder-heath or gooseberry heath, is a plant that belongs to the genus Erica and forms part of the fynbos.^[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Cape Peninsula on the south side of Table Mountain.^[1] The plant is rare but because it occurs in rock crevices it is not threatened by wildfires.^[2]

Erica halicacaba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Erica
Species:	E. halicacaba
Binomial name
Erica halicacaba L., (1760)
Synonyms
Erica grossa Salisb. Erica rupestris Salisb. Ericoides halicacaba (L.) Kuntze Eurylepis halicacaba D.Don