Английская Википедия:Erica canaliculata
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Erica canaliculata, the channelled heath or hairy grey heather, is a South African species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.
It is an erect evergreen shrub, sometimes described as a tree heath (a term also applied to E. arborea and E. lusitanica). It grows to Шаблон:Convert, with tiny dark green leaves and large sprays of pink or white flowers with prominent brown anthers in winter and spring.[1][2]
The Latin specific epithet canaliculata means "with channeled or grooved leaves".[3]
The species is native to the East and West Capes of South Africa and is naturalised in South Australia.[4] Not fully hardy, in frost-prone areas it requires some protection. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]
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