Erica multiflora L.

Bruyère à fleurs nombreuses (fr), Bruyère multiflore (fr), Bruyère en ombelle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.05
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Not known
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses dye environmental use invertebrate food material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cyanogenetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Erica multiflora habit picture by Palmieri Nicola (cc-by-sa)
Erica multiflora habit picture by Jaime Ghuetu (cc-by-sa)
Erica multiflora habit picture by Sastre Oriol (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Erica multiflora leaf picture by anne Bergé (cc-by-sa)
Erica multiflora leaf picture by Montaner Ricardo (cc-by-sa)
Erica multiflora leaf picture by Paul FRANCK (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Erica multiflora flower picture by Noelia (cc-by-sa)
Erica multiflora flower picture by Manuel Cañizares (cc-by-sa)
Erica multiflora flower picture by feliu laura (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Erica multiflora fruit picture by Adriaens Tim (cc-by-sa)
Erica multiflora fruit picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)
Erica multiflora fruit picture by Elisa Castel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Erica multiflora world distribution map, present in France and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329147-1
WFO ID wfo-0000672656
COL ID 6GLVJ
BDTFX ID 24765
INPN ID 96683
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Erica vagans Gypsocallis multiflora Erica dianthera Ericoides multiflorum Erica umbellifera Erica multiflora subsp. hyblaea Erica multiflora var. alba Erica multiflora f. alba Erica peduncularis Erica purpurascens Erica multiflora