Erica tristis

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

Erica tristis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Erica
Species:	E. tristis
Binomial name
Erica tristis Bartl.
Synonyms
Erica absinthoides Thunb. Erica cupressifolia J.C.Wendl. ex Klotzsch Ericoides triste (Bartl.) Kuntze Philippia absinthoides E.G.H.Oliv. Philippia chamissonis Klotzsch Salaxis chamissonis D.Dietr.

Erica tristis, the Cape tree heath, is a small tree, sometimes a shrub, belonging to genus Erica.^[1] It is found in fynbos and rocky places in the Western Cape.^[2][3]