Erica glomiflora var. glomiflora

Erica glomiflora var. glomiflora, commonly known as lantern heath or skein-of-yarn heath, is an erect, single-stemmed shrublet reaching 1 m in height.

The species distribution is in the southeast of the Western Cape from the Swartberg Mountains north of Oudtshoorn to the Outeniqua Mountains from the Robinson Pass and coastal flats to Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape.

The habitat is fynbos flats and lower to middle slopes. The habitat population of this variety is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Manning and Helme, 2024; Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; Manning, 2007; Moriarty, 1997; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).