Ericaceae
Sand heath
Ceratiola ericoides
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Ceratiola
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Common names
By language (9)
- azb
- سراتیولا
- Azerbaijani
- Seratiola
- Chinese
- 沙石南
- English
- Sand heath
- Italian
- Ceratiola
- Portuguese
- Ceratiola
- Russian
- Цератиола, Цератиола эрикоидная
- Spanish
- Ceratiola
- Turkish
- Ceratiola
Synonyms
- Ceratiola falcatula Gand.
- Empetrum aciculare Bertol.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to November (from 38 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Evans, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Riverbanks Outdoor Store from New Port Richey, FL, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nash Turley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Riverbanks Outdoor Store from New Port Richey, FL, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sterling Herron, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Riverbanks Outdoor Store from New Port Richey, FL, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nebrooks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.