Erica scoparia ssp. azorica (Hochst.) D. A. Webb.

English: Tree Heath

German: Baumheide

Portuguese: Urze, Vassoura

Kingdom: Plantae (2654)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)

      Order: Ericales (56)

        Family: Ericaceae (27)(family description)

          Genus: Erica (8)

            Epithet: scoparia (1)

              Subspecies: azorica (Hochst.) D. A. Webb.

azorica => from the Azores

scoparia => brush- or broom-like

Climate: sub-tropical

Habit: shrub, tree

Flower colour: brown, red

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