Erica herbacea L.

Bruyère carnée (fr), Bruyère des neiges (fr), Bruyère herbacée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.15-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Erica herbacea world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328836-1
WFO ID wfo-0000672228
COL ID 6GJYW
BDTFX ID 24756
INPN ID 96677
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Erica herbacea Gypsocallis mediterranea Erica lugubris Erica mediterranea Erica mediterranea Erica purpurascens Ericoides herbaceum Gypsocallis purpurascens Erica saxatilis Erica herbacea f. alba Gypsocallis carnea Erica carnea