Ericaceae
Erica

Erica erigena R.Ross

First published in Watsonia 7: 164 (1969)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. France to Iberian Peninsula, N. Morocco. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain

Introduced into:

Ireland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Nelson, E.C. (2011). Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere: 1-442. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Rix, M. (ed.) (2019). Curtis's Botanical Magazine 36(1): 1-82.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Scott, N. (2023). https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2023.05.221. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 7, 2023 Fay, M.; Leitch, I.; Mian, S.; Márquez-Corro, J.I. [MC9533] Ireland K001527163 Yes
Jun 4, 1969 Mackay, J.T. [s.n.] Ireland K000780953 Type Yes
Shuttleworth [s.n.] Ireland K000780952 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ireland K000780951 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images