Ericaceae
Erica ferrea
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Erica
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Synonyms
- Erica crenata E.Mey. ex Benth.
- Erica ferrea var. crenata (Benth.) Dulfer
- Erica mucosa L.
- Erica mucosa var. brevifolia Benth.
- Erica mucosoides hort.Lodd. ex Sinclair
- Erica muscosa var. crenata Benth.
- Erica pilularis G.Lodd.
- Erica pilularis G.Lodd. ex J.Forbes
- Erica pilulifera Andrews
- Ericoides mucosum (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May (from 64 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Leslie W. Powrie CT ZA, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: De Waal Hugo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Caroline Voget, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacques van der Merwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Erica
- Briar rootErica arboreaEricaceae
- Cross-leaved heathErica tetralixEricaceae
- Bell heatherErica cinereaEricaceae
- 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); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.