| Erica |
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| Erica carnea in flower |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Ericales |
| Family: |
Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Ericoideae |
| Tribe: |
Ericeae |
| Genus: |
Erica
L. |
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| Species |
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See list of Erica species |
| Synonyms |
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- Acrostemon Klotzsch
- Aniserica (Bartl.) N.E.Br.
- Anomalanthus Klotzsch
- Apogandrum Neck.
- Arachnocalyx Compton
- Arsace Fourr.
- Blaeria L.
- Bruckenthalia Rchb.
- Callista D.Don
- Ceramia D.Don
- Chlorocodon Fourr.
- Chona D.Don
- Coccosperma Klotzsch
- Codonanthemum Klotzsch
- Coilostigma Klotzsch
- Comacephalus Klotzsch
- Dasyanthes D.Don
- Desmia D.Don
- Ectasis D.Don
- Eleutherostemon Klotzsch
- Eremia D.Don
- Eremiella Compton
- Eremiopsis N.E.Br.
- Eremocallis Salisb. ex Gray
- Ericinella Klotzsch
- Ericodes Kuntze
- Ericoides Heist. ex Fabr.
- Eriodesmia D.Don
- Eurylepis D.Don
- Euryloma D.Don
- Eurystegia D.Don
- Finckea Klotzsch
- Grisebachia Klotzsch
- Gypsocallis Salisb. ex Gray
- Hexastemon Klotzsch
- Kolbia Adans.
- Lagenocarpus Klotzsch
- Lamprotis D.Don
- Lepterica N.E.Br.
- Lophandra D.Don
- Lopherina Neck. ex A.Juss.
- Macnabia Benth. ex Endl.
- Macrolinum Klotzsch
- Microtrema Klotzsch
- Mitrastylus Alm & T.C.E.Fr.
- Nabea Lehm. ex Klotzsch
- Nagelocarpus Bullock
- Octogonia Klotzsch
- Octopera D.Don
- Omphalocaryon Klotzsch
- Pachycalyx Klotzsch
- Pachysa D.Don
- Pentapera Klotzsch
- Philippia Klotzsch
- Pilopus Raf.
- Plagiostemon Klotzsch
- Platycalyx N.E.Br.
- Salaxis Salisb.
- Scyphogyne Decne.
- Simocheilus Klotzsch
- Stokoeanthus E.G.H.Oliv.
- Sympieza Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Syndesmanthus Klotzsch
- Syringodea D.Don
- Tetralix Zinn
- Thamnium Klotzsch
- Thamnus Klotzsch
- Thoracosperma Klotzsch
- Tristemon Klotzsch
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Erica is a genus of roughly 857 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names heath and heather are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance. The genus Calluna was formerly included in Erica – it differs in having even smaller scale-leaves (less than 2–3 millimetres long), and the flower corolla consisting of separate petals. Erica is sometimes referred to as "winter (or spring) heather" to distinguish it from Calluna "summer (or autumn) heather".