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Erica globiceps

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 19, 2025
Entity authorityQ15379487 ↗
Source-derived summary

Erica globiceps is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos. The species' scientific name was first published by E.G.H. Oliver. The species is endemic to the Western Cape.

The plant has two subspecies:

Erica globiceps subsp. consors (N.E.Br.) E.G.H.Oliv.

Erica globiceps subsp. gracilis (Benth.) E.G.H.Oliv.

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“Erica globiceps” enters the record as species of plant. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Erica, globiceps and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current 51-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Erica, globiceps and species.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 19, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q15379487. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Erica globiceps” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.