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Ericaceae

Erica mackayana Bab.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Erica

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Erica mackayana: Moorland near Bellacorick, north Mayo. The cooling tower of the peat-fuelled power station is on the horizon; in the foreground Mackay's heath ( Erica mackaiana
Photo: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Welsh
Grug Mackay

Synonyms

  • Erica ciliaris f. asturica Quatrecesus
  • Erica ciliaris subsp. mackayana (Bab.) T.Moore & More
  • Erica craufordii Druce
  • Erica hookeri J.Gay
  • Erica mackaei K.Koch
  • Erica mackaiana Babington
  • Erica mackaii Hook.
  • Erica mackayana f. eburnea E.C.Nelson & D.C.McClint.
  • Erica mackayana f. mackayana
  • Erica mackayana f. multiplicata E.C.Nelson
  • Erica mackayana subsp. mackayana
  • Erica mackayi Hook.
  • Erica mackayii Hook.
  • Erica tetralix subsp. mackaii (Hook.) Hook.f.
  • Erica tetralix var. craufordii Druce

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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.