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Ericaceae

Erica mauritanica L.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Erica

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Erica mauritanica: Formerly Erica viridipurpurea. Error made by Linneus when naming the species in 1759, who thought it came from North Africa.
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.