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Taxon:  Erica cinerea L.



Summary
Genus:
Erica
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Ericeae
Nomen number:
15452
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:352. 1753
Verified:
05/12/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Erica cinerea L. f. alba (G. Sinclair) Zabel (0 active accession[s])
Erica cinerea L. f. cinerea (0 active accession[s])
Erica cinerea L. var. cinerea (0 active accession[s])
Erica cinerea L. var. fulgida Regel (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Erica cinerea L. f. atrorubens (G. Sinclair) Rehder
Erica cinerea L. var. atrorubens G. Sinclair
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  4. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  7. Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
  8. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  10. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
bell-heather –
gray heath –
Portuguese (Brazil)
urze-da-charneca –
Swedish
purpurljung –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15452. Accessed 11 May 2025.