Erica plukenetii subsp. brevifloraSwartbekkieheide
Smells of honey.
Flowers from Sept-Jan.
Erica plukenetii was named by Linnaeus in honour of Leonard Plukenet (1641-1706), who was a physician by profession but also a botanist of high repute, gardener to Queen Mary and superintendent of the Hampton Court garden.
Three formerly separate species have been included in this complex, namely Erica plukenetii, E. lineata and E. breviflora. These subspecies accommodate the variation that is typical of the genus Erica and probably results from relatively rapid speciation in the Cape Flora.
