NameThatPlant.net: Erica tetralix

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erica tetralix FAMILY Ericaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.

Read more about Crossleaf Heath at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erica tetralix FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-17-001:

Erica tetralix FAMILY Ericaceae

COMMON NAME:
Crossleaf Heath

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Erica tetralix FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erica tetralix FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-17-001:
Erica tetralix FAMILY Ericaceae

2633

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Sandy thickets, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Whorled

FLOWER:
Summer
Light pink/White
Radially symmetrical
4-5 sepals
4-5 lobed campanulate corolla
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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