Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Ericales > Family Ericaceae > Genus Erica

Erica cinerea L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

EricaL.accepted genus name
Pentapera Klotzsch heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Asturian: argaña; beriezo; cantuesu; gurbienzo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Dutch: Rode dophei sources: Dutch Species Register
 English: Bell heather; Purple heather sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 English-United States: Bell Heather; Purple heather sources: Charles Hussey
 Euskera: ainarra purpura; añarzuya; estilarra; guinorria; ilharra sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Galician: carascina; carpanzo; carpaza; carpaza de maio; carrascina; Fraoch cloigíneach; garroucha; queirota; queiruga de tres follas; setembrina sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Irish: Fraoch cloigíneach sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Norwegian Bokmål: purpurlyng
 Norwegian Nynorsk: purpurlyng
 Portuguese: queiró; urce cincenta sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Spanish, Castillian: argaña; argoña; bereza; bereza negra; bermejuela; brazo ceniciento; brezo bermejo; brezo ceniciento; brezo nazareno; carpaza; carracina; carrascina; carrasquina; queiroa; ur negral; urce colorada

Literature

nomenclatural reference

L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Citation

Valdés, B.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Ericaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Erica cinerea L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=31E4537A-79F2-4EF2-B53D-F240390DEF63

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Occurrence

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2009-10-12 by Valdés, B.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Ericaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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