Ericaceae

Honeysuckle heath

Erica abietina L.

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica

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Honeysuckle heath: Erica sp. , photographed at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden. Species from South Africa.a) — Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: خلنج شوحي
English: Honeysuckle heath, Red heath
Welsh: Gwyddfid

Synonyms

Erica coccinea P.J.Bergius
Erica sanguinea G.Lodd.
Erica sanguinea G.Sinclair
Erica spissifolia Salisb.
Ericoides abietinum (L.) Kuntze
Syringodea sanguinea (G.Sinclair) G.Don

Photos

Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Caroline Voget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mahendran Moodley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.