Erica terminalis, the Corsican heath or upright heath, is a European species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.

Erica terminalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species:
E. terminalis
Binomial name
Erica terminalis

It is a bushy evergreen shrub, sometimes described as a tree heath (a term also applied to E. arborea and E. lusitanica). It grows to 1 metre (3+12 feet) tall and wide, with mid-green leaves and rose-pink flowers in summer and autumn, which often persist on the plant well into winter.[2][3]

It is native to southern Europe and northern Africa, and naturalised elsewhere.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Erica terminalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Erica terminalis". Retrieved 14 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Erica terminalis Salisb. - Corsican Heath :: Flora of Northern Ireland