Ericaceae
Fire heath
Erica cerinthoides
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Erica
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Rooihaartjie, Klipheide
- English
- Fire heath, Red hairy heath
Synonyms
- Erica crinifolia Salisb.
- Ericoides cerinthodes (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 1,007 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Hlengiwe Mtshali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Todd Boland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andreas Schneider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Cornish heathErica vagansEricaceae
- Dorset heathErica ciliarisEricaceae
- Spanish heathErica lusitanicaEricaceae
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- Erica australisEricaceae
- Erica terminalisEricaceae
- Erica umbellataEricaceae
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.