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Scotch Heath (Erica cinerea)

Description

It is a low, spreading shrub growing to 15-60 cm (5.9-23.6 in) tall, with fine needle-like leaves 4-8 mm (0.16-0.31 in) long arranged in whorls of three. The flowers are bell-shaped, purple (rarely white), 4-7 mm (0.16-0.28 in) long, produced in mid- to late summer. The flowers are dry, similar in texture to the strawflower.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Ericaceae

              • Genus: Erica