Ericaceae

Erica erigena R.Ross

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica

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Erica erigena (Erica erigena) — FlowerPhoto: anasacuta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

arz: ايريكا اريجينا
Asturian: Gorbiza arrosada
Catalan: Petorrera de riu
Chinese: 爱尔兰欧石南
Galician: Carroucha de Irlanda
Hebrew: אברש ים-תיכוני, אברש ימתיכוני
Welsh: Grug Iwerddon

Synonyms

Erica arborea var. mauritanica Sennen & Mauricio
Erica carnea var. occidentalis Benth.
Erica erigena f. alba (Bean) D.C.McClint.
Erica erigena f. erigena
Erica erigena var. vetonicae Rivas Goday, Goday & Mansart
Erica herbacea subsp. occidentalis (Benth.) Laínz
Erica hibernica hort. ex Utinet
Erica mediterranea var. alba Bean
Erica mediterranea var. hibernica Hook. & Arn.
Erica occidentalis (Benth.) Mateo & Figuerola
Erica viridipurpurea L.
Ericoides viridipurpureum (L.) Kuntze
Gypsocallis mediterranea var. hibernica Rollinson ex Louden

Flowers

In flower: December to March (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: anasacuta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: anasacuta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Flavien Saboureau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leonora Enking, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ls, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: anasacuta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric Radzynski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: n3bural, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.