Erica verticillata P.J.Bergius

Whorled heath (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Erica

Characteristics

Robust shrub to 1.5 m. Flowers large, tubular, mauve-pink, hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.05
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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

Flower

Erica verticillata flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Erica verticillata flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Erica verticillata world distribution map, present in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329866-1
WFO ID wfo-0000673562
COL ID 6GN63
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Callista verecunda Erica concinna Ericoides verticillatum Syringodea concinna Gypsocallis manipuliflora Erica abietina Erica multiflora Erica naematodes Erica paludosa Ericoides meuronii Erica vaga Erica mediterranea Erica verecunda Erica verticillata Erica metuliflora Erica meuronii Erica cretica