Erica ferrea, the iron heath, is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos.http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1820-335 REDLIST Sanbi The species is endemic to the Western Cape. Parts of the plant's habitat have been lost, between Muizenberg, Table View, Kraaifontein and Eerste River, from 2 415 km² to 916 km². It still occurs from Yzerfontein to Malmesbury and the Cape Flats.http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328685-1 Plants of the World Online
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