Ericaceae
Erica coccinea
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Erica
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- خلنج قرمزي
Synonyms
- Ectasis petiveri (L.) D.Don
- Ectasis sebana (Donn ex Willd.) D.Don
- Ectasis socciflora (Salisb.) G.Don
- Erica baculiflora Salisb.
- Erica cothurnalis Salisb.
- Erica demissa Hort. ex G.Sinclair
- Erica flava Waitz
- Erica frondosa Salisb.
- Erica glandulosa J.C.Wendl.
- Erica petiveri L.
- Erica petiveri Willd.
- Erica petiveriana Andrews
- Erica plukenetii P.J.Bergius
- Erica pulvinitormis Salisb.
- Erica sebana Donn ex Willd.
- Erica sebana Donn.
- Erica socciflora Salisb.
- Ericoides coccineum (L.) Kuntze
- Ericoides melastomum Kuntze
- Ericoides petiveri (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- January, April to July, September to October (from 187 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nanosanchez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, 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.