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Erica scoparia L.

Green heather (en), Bruyère à balais (fr), Brande (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The flowers are small and bell shaped. They are yellow to brown and droop in clusters at the ends of branches.
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) 1.94 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It needs acid conditions.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use material
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Erica scoparia habit picture by Thomas Guiraud (cc-by-sa)
Erica scoparia habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Erica scoparia habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Erica scoparia leaf picture by Laurent Baur (cc-by-sa)
Erica scoparia leaf picture by christophe Armbruster (cc-by-sa)
Erica scoparia leaf picture by Tim W (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Erica scoparia flower picture by Jean-Luc de Ochandiano (cc-by-sa)
Erica scoparia flower picture by Sineya Toa (cc-by-sa)
Erica scoparia flower picture by Vidal Teresa (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Erica scoparia fruit picture by Marc Fily (cc-by-sa)
Erica scoparia fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Erica scoparia fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Erica scoparia world distribution map, present in Australia, Algeria, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329579-1
WFO ID wfo-0000673209
COL ID 6GLC3
BDTFX ID 75110
INPN ID 96691
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chlorocodon scoparium Erica absinthioides Erica scoparia Ericoides fucatum Ericoides scoparium Erica platycodon Erica fucata Erica scoparia var. platycodon Erica scoparia subsp. platycodon Erica virgulata

Lower taxons

Erica scoparia subsp. maderincola
WorldFloraDB 2024