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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesErica sicula Guss. 
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionpubescent, leaves 6-9mm, usually verticillate of 4, margins revolute, flowers urceolate, 7-8mm long, with patent, rose sepals, in umbels of 4-10
Size30-50cm
Colorpale pink
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca+
Typeerect shrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Sicilia )
Africa
     Northern Africa (Libya )
Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Cyprus , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Erica sicula Guss., Adnot. Cat. Pl. Boccad. 74 (1821)

Synonyms:
Pentapera sicula (Guss.) Klotzsch
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sicula typica ined.

Synonyms:
Erica sicula cyrenaica Brullo & Furnari
Erica sicula libanotica (Barbey) P.F.Stevens

w. Sicilia, e. Medit.
13 SIC 20 LBY 34 CYP LBS TUR

sicula bocquetii (Pesmen) E.C.Nelson, Hardy Heathers 299 (2011)

Basionym:
Pentapera bocquetii Pesmen, Candollea 23: 271 (1968)

Synonyms:
Erica bocquetii (Pesmen) P.F.Stevens

sw. Turkey
34 TUR

1700-1800m

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