Erica scoparia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. scoparia
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| Binomial name | |
| Erica scoparia | |
Erica scoparia, the green heather,[1] is a shrubby species of heath in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It occurs in the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal), Macaronesia, including the Canary Islands and Madeira and in Mediterranean southern France, north Africa, Sardinia and Corsica.
Description[]
Erica scoparia is a perennial evergreen shrub with small yellowish white to red-brown bell-shaped drooping flowers borne in clusters at the ends of its shoots.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Erica scoparia (green heather)". Invasive Species Compendium. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ FloreAlpes: Erica scoparia
External links[]
Media related to Erica scoparia at Wikimedia Commons
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Categories:
- Erica
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Ericaceae stubs