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Erica L.
heath
       
Symbol:   ERICA  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Ericaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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 Photo of Erica L.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. South Africa, Swartberg Pass. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.
 
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Erica L.

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Distribution:
Erica L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CA, CT, MA, ME, NC, NH, NJ, OH, PA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Erica L.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Erica arborea L.. . Image Available.
Erica arborea
briar root
Distribution of Erica canaliculata Andrews. . Image Available.
Erica canaliculata
hairy grey heather
Distribution of Erica cinerea L.. . Image Available.
Erica cinerea
Scotch heath
Distribution of Erica diaphana Spreng.. . Image Available.
Erica diaphana
heath
Distribution of Erica lusitanica K. Rudolphi. .
Erica lusitanica
Spanish heath
Distribution of Erica tetralix L.. . Image Available.
Erica tetralix
crossleaf heath
Distribution of Erica vagans L.. . Image Available.
Erica vagans
Cornish heath
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Erica L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Ericales
Family Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus Erica L. – heath
 

More Accounts and Images:
Erica L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23647.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
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