| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica lusitanica Rudolphi |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. [Schrader] 1799(2): 286 (1800) |
| Native Range | sw. France to Iberian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Description | leaves in whorls of 3, obscurely petiolate, linear-lanceolate, margins revolute, glabrous, flowers in panicle, sepals ovate, entire, corolla broadly campanulate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white, whitish rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erica arborea Brot. Erica arborea ssp. lusitanica (Rudolphi) Bonnier & Layens Erica codonodes Lindl. Erica lusitanica ssp. cantabrica Fagundez & Izco Erica polytrichifolia Salisb. Ericoides polytrichifolium (Salisb.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |