Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
Genus: Erica (Heath)
Erica tetralix L. - Cross-Leaved Heath
Erica carnea L. - Winter Heath
Erica cinerea L. - Bell Heather
Dwarf shrub, 20–60 cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba><b>flowers solitary to whorled</b></ba>, <ba>in a <b>racemose</b> whole-inflorescence</ba>, <ba><b>mostly all-round</b></ba>, <ba>stem mostly at least 15‑flowered</ba>. <span cla...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths
in nutrient-poor, acid habitats