Ericaceae

Erica australis L.

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica

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Erica australis: Erica australis . — Photo: Balles2601, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: خلنج جنوبي
Asturian: Urcia roxa
Basque: Txilar gorri
Chinese: 澳石南
mwl: Urze
Portuguese: Urze, Torga, Urze alvarinha, Urze negral, Urze rosa

Synonyms

Erica aragonensis Willk.
Erica australis f. aragonensis (Willk.) Laguna
Erica australis subsp. aragonensis (Willk.) Cout.
Erica australis var. aragonensis (Willk.) Cout.
Erica australis var. occidentalis (Merino) Benito Cebrián
Erica occidentalis Merino
Erica pistillaris Salisb.
Erica protrusa Salisb.
Erica umbellata Asso
Ericoides australe (L.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: December to May (from 409 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Balles2601, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: GC Enrique, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hassaleh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Annick Thiaudière, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carrión Alfonso, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: carolien, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.