Ericaceae
Erica platycodon
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Erica
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Common names
By language (2)
- Portuguese
- Urze-das-vassouras
- Spanish
- Tejo canario
Synonyms
- Erica scoparia subsp. platycodon (Webb & Berthel.) A.Hansen & G.Kunkel
- Erica scoparia var. platycodon Webb & Berthel.
Photos

Photo: Thomas Dellinger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Felorodriguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marc Rousseaux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Felorodriguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marc Rousseaux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Dirk De Meyere, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Diego Alex, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: nuriaborraslatorre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Dirk De Meyere, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
More in Erica
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- 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); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.