Family:
Ericaceae Durande
Genus:
Erica Tourn. ex L.

Erica scoparia L.

This species is accepted, and its native range is W. & Central Medit.

Native to:

Algeria, Baleares, Corse, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Tunisia

Introduced into:

Crozet Is., Netherlands

Erica scoparia L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Salisbury, R.A. [s.n.] K001089519 Unknown type material Yes
Erica leptostachya K000314835 Unknown type material Yes

First published in Sp. Pl.: 353 (1753)

Accepted by

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Frenot, Y., Chown, S.L., Whinam, J., Selkirk, P.M., Convey, P., Skotnicki, M. & Bergstrom,D.M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 80: 45-72.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Nelson, E.C. (2011). Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere: 1-442. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Frenot, Y., Chown, S.L., Whinam, J., Selkirk, P.M., Convey, P., Skotnicki, M. & Bergstrom,D.M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 80: 45-72.

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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