Erica mackaiana Bab.

Bruyère (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-8
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use
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 -

Images

Erica mackaiana unspecified picture

Conservation status

Erica mackaiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329058-1
WFO ID wfo-0000672530
COL ID 6GM59
BDTFX ID 122545
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Erica mackaiana Erica mackaiana f. eburnea Erica mackaiana f. multiplicata Erica mackaii

Lower taxons

Erica mackaiana subsp. andevalensis