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| genus = Erica |
| genus = Erica |
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| species = spiculifolia |
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| authority = Salisb. |
| authority = [[Richard Anthony Salisbury|Salisb.]] |
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|Bruckenthalia spiculifolia|(Salisb.) Rchb. |
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|Bruckenthalia spiculifolia f. albiflora|D.C.McClint. |
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|Erica bruckenthalii|(Baumg.) Spreng. |
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|Erica olympiaca|Sibth. ex Salisb. |
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|Erica spiculifolia f. albiflora|(D.C.McClint.) E.C.Nelson & D.C.McClint. |
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|Erica transsylvanica|Willd. ex Klotzsch |
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|Menziesia bruckenthalii|Baumg. |
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| synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329646-1 ''Erica spiculifolia'' Salisb.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]'', Kew Science. Accessed 5 October 2022.</ref> |
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'''''Erica spiculifolia''''', commonly known as '''spike heath''', is a species of plant native to southeastern Europe and northern [[Asia Minor]]. It is a dwarf evergreen shrub and heath-like plant to 10 in high. Leaves are dark green. The flowers are rose-pink and bell-shaped, appearing in terminal clusters in early summer. |
'''''Erica spiculifolia''''', commonly known as '''spike heath''' or '''Balkan heath''', is a species of plant native to southeastern Europe and northern [[Asia Minor]]. It is a dwarf evergreen shrub and heath-like plant to 10 in high. Leaves are dark green. The flowers are rose-pink and bell-shaped, appearing in terminal clusters in early summer. |
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It inhabits sub-alpine areas with acid soils up to 2,800 meters elevation in the mountains of southeastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, and Greece) and northern Turkey.<ref name = Heather>[https://www.heatherworld.org/category/heathers/erica-hardy/erica-spiculifolia/ Erica spiculifolia : Balkan heath, Bruckenthalia]. ''Heather World''. Accessed 7 October 2022.</ref> |
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==Cultivation== |
==Cultivation== |
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[[Category:Flora of Southeastern Europe]] |
[[Category:Flora of Southeastern Europe]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Turkey]] |
[[Category:Flora of Turkey]] |
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[[Category:Alpine flora]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 9 April 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. spiculifolia
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Erica spiculifolia, commonly known as spike heath or Balkan heath, is a species of plant native to southeastern Europe and northern Asia Minor. It is a dwarf evergreen shrub and heath-like plant to 10 in high. Leaves are dark green. The flowers are rose-pink and bell-shaped, appearing in terminal clusters in early summer.
It inhabits sub-alpine areas with acid soils up to 2,800 meters elevation in the mountains of southeastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, and Greece) and northern Turkey.[2]
Cultivation[edit]
The plant prefers sandy peat with lime-free. Propagate from seed, cuttings or division. It is suitable for rock gardens and borders.
References[edit]
- ^ Erica spiculifolia Salisb. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 5 October 2022.
- ^ Erica spiculifolia : Balkan heath, Bruckenthalia. Heather World. Accessed 7 October 2022.