Erica (plant)

Erica
Erica carnea in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Ericoideae
Tribe: Ericeae
Genus: Erica
L.
Species

See list of Erica species

Synonyms
List
    • Acrostemon Klotzsch
    • Aniserica (Bartl.) N.E.Br.
    • Anomalanthus Klotzsch
    • Apogandrum Neck.
    • Arachnocalyx Compton
    • Arsace Fourr.
    • Blaeria L.
    • Bruckenthalia Rchb.
    • Callista D.Don
    • Ceramia D.Don
    • Chlorocodon Fourr.
    • Chona D.Don
    • Coccosperma Klotzsch
    • Codonanthemum Klotzsch
    • Coilostigma Klotzsch
    • Comacephalus Klotzsch
    • Dasyanthes D.Don
    • Desmia D.Don
    • Ectasis D.Don
    • Eleutherostemon Klotzsch
    • Eremia D.Don
    • Eremiella Compton
    • Eremiopsis N.E.Br.
    • Eremocallis Salisb. ex Gray
    • Ericinella Klotzsch
    • Ericodes Kuntze
    • Ericoides Heist. ex Fabr.
    • Eriodesmia D.Don
    • Eurylepis D.Don
    • Euryloma D.Don
    • Eurystegia D.Don
    • Finckea Klotzsch
    • Grisebachia Klotzsch
    • Gypsocallis Salisb. ex Gray
    • Hexastemon Klotzsch
    • Kolbia Adans.
    • Lagenocarpus Klotzsch
    • Lamprotis D.Don
    • Lepterica N.E.Br.
    • Lophandra D.Don
    • Lopherina Neck. ex A.Juss.
    • Macnabia Benth. ex Endl.
    • Macrolinum Klotzsch
    • Microtrema Klotzsch
    • Mitrastylus Alm & T.C.E.Fr.
    • Nabea Lehm. ex Klotzsch
    • Nagelocarpus Bullock
    • Octogonia Klotzsch
    • Octopera D.Don
    • Omphalocaryon Klotzsch
    • Pachycalyx Klotzsch
    • Pachysa D.Don
    • Pentapera Klotzsch
    • Philippia Klotzsch
    • Pilopus Raf.
    • Plagiostemon Klotzsch
    • Platycalyx N.E.Br.
    • Salaxis Salisb.
    • Scyphogyne Decne.
    • Simocheilus Klotzsch
    • Stokoeanthus E.G.H.Oliv.
    • Sympieza Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.
    • Syndesmanthus Klotzsch
    • Syringodea D.Don
    • Tetralix Zinn
    • Thamnium Klotzsch
    • Thamnus Klotzsch
    • Thoracosperma Klotzsch
    • Tristemon Klotzsch

Erica is a genus of roughly 857 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names heath and heather are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance. The genus Calluna was formerly included in Erica – it differs in having even smaller scale-leaves (less than 2–3 millimetres long), and the flower corolla consisting of separate petals. Erica is sometimes referred to as "winter (or spring) heather" to distinguish it from Calluna "summer (or autumn) heather".

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