Erica cunoniensis is a plant belonging to the genus Erica and forming part of the fynbos.http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1820-230 REDLIST Sanbi The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs on Buffelstalberg in the Kogelberg Nature Reserves. There are only 200 plants left and although the habitat is protected, wildfires remain a major risk.http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:939855-1 Plants of the World Online
After being thought to be extinct, the species was rediscovered in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve in September 2025.https://www.capenature.co.za/news/2025/rare-erica-species-rediscovered-after-nearly-four-decades CapeNature This is the first time the species has been seen in almost 40 years.
References