Erica
| Erica | |
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| Erica carnea in flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ericoideae |
| Tribe: | Ericeae |
| Genus: |
Erica L. |
| Species | |
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Over 800 species, including: |
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Over 800 species, including:
Erica arborea
Erica azorica
Erica caffra
Erica cabernetea
Erica caniculata
Erica carnea
Erica cerinthoides
Erica ciliaris
Erica cinerea
Erica cruenta
Erica erigena
Erica lusitanica
Erica mackaiana
Erica mammosa
Erica manipuliflora
Erica plukenetii
Erica reunionensis
Erica scoparia
Erica terminalis
Erica tetralix
Erica turgida
Erica vagans
Erica verticillata
Erica is a genus of roughly 860 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names "heath" and "heather" are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance. The genus Calluna was formerly included in Erica – it differs in having even smaller scale-leaves (less than 2–3 mm long), and the flower corolla consisting of separate petals. Erica is sometimes referred to as "winter (or spring) heather" to distinguish it from Calluna "summer (or autumn) heather".
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