Ericaceae
Heath
Erica diaphana
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Erica
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Heath
Synonyms
- Erica comosa L.
- Erica galiiflora Salisb.
- Erica transparens Andrews
- Erica transparens Lodd.
- Ericoides comosum (L.) Kuntze
- Ericoides transparens (Andrews) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April, June, August, October to January (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ren Hoekstra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ren Hoekstra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: douglaseustonbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ren Hoekstra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Erica
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- Winter heathErica carneaEricaceae
- Green heatherErica scopariaEricaceae
- Cornish heathErica vagansEricaceae
- Dorset heathErica ciliarisEricaceae
- Spanish heathErica lusitanicaEricaceae
- Erica multifloraEricaceae
- 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.