Erica cinerea L., 1753 39% complete

Gray heath

Sp. Pl.: 352 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded13 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 352 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta 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
Common name Gray heath No source recorded
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Observations N. & W. Europe No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 50 cm
  • 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 37, 68, 174, 178, 251, 474, 600, 708
Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 600
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Flower color purple Differs from sources
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Growth habit Subshrub, Shrub No source recorded
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Maximum height 60 cm
  • 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 37, 68, 174, 178, 251, 474, 600, 708
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Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug, sep, oct Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 460, 882
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity No source recorded
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Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
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Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 71, 89, 444, 445
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Ph maximum pH 4.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 4 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)
  • 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
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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 178, 242
Sourced
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record