Inflorescence; Braga, Portugal; 7/2008 © Jörn Germer
Flowers close-up; Braga, Portugal; 7/2008 © Jörn Germer
Flower opened; Braga, Portugal; 7/2008 © Jörn Germer
Foliage; Braga, Portugal; 7/2008 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Braga, Portugal; 7/2008 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 866 Date of entry: 04.07.2008 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Bell Heather
German: Graue Heide
Kingdom: Plantae (2586)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2483)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2101)
Order: Ericales (37)
Family: Ericaceae (27)(family description)
Genus: Erica (8)
Epithet: cinerea L. (3)
cinerea => ashen-grey
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: violet, pink
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