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Kirstenbosch Gardens Cape Town, By Andrew massyn (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

By Andrew massyn (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Erica quadrangularis

Scientific Name

Erica quadrangularis Salisb.

Family

Ericaceae

Common Names

angled heath, angledheath, Easter heather, erica, spring heather

Origin

Native to southern Africa (i.e. Cape Province in South Africa).

Naturalised Distribution

Naturalised in some parts of south-eastern Australia (i.e. southern Victoria and south-eastern South Australia).

Notes

This garden ornamental is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria, and as a potential environmental weed or "sleeper weed" in other parts of southern Australia. It has escaped cultivation and was first recorded as naturalised in Victoria in 1988.

Angled heath (Erica quadrangularis) has since been recorded from Langwarrin Military Reserve and Kilsyth in Victoria, and is also seen as a potential threat to Port Campbell National Park. It is also thought to pose a serious threat to lowland grasslands and grassy woodlands in this state and is seen as a potential threat to the endangered Kilsyth South spider-orchid (Caladenia sp. aff. venusta Kilsyth South).