NameThatPlant.net: Erica tetralix

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Erica tetralix FAMILY Ericaceae NEW! Click to go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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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

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
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

Non-native: Europe

Habitat: Sandy thickets, per Weakley's Flora

map
NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.

Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Whorled

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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