Erica carnea L., 1753 35% complete

No common name

Sp. Pl.: 355 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Erica carnea, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced7 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded13 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 355 (1753) No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Observations C. & EC. Europe No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 18 cm
  • 18 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 32 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 116, 164, 251, 468, 500, 729, 807, 818, 898
Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 500
Sourced
Flower color purple Differs from sources
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Subshrub No source recorded
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Maximum height 30 cm
  • 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 116, 164, 251, 468, 500, 729, 807, 818, 898
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months apr, may, jun No source recorded
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Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous)
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation empty Not on the record
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) No source recorded
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Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 29 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record