| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica tetralix L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 353 (1753) |
| Native Range | n. & w. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 100-2200m |
| Description | grey pubescent, leaves linear, acute, flowers pendent, spherically campanulate, in compact heads, anthers not exserted |
| Size | 20-70cm |
| Color | pale pink |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Eremocallis glomerata S.F.Gray Erica botuliformis Salisb. Erica glomerata Salisb. Erica martinesii Lag. ex Benth. Erica tetralix f. alba (Aiton) Braun-Blanq. Erica tetralix var. alba Aiton Erica tetralix var. anandra Coss. & Germ. Erica tetralix var. assoana Pau Erica tetralix var. assoi Pau Erica tetralix var. canescens Regel Erica tetralix var. fuscescens Merion Erica tetralix var. glabrescens Willk. Erica tetralix var. glandulosa Lange Erica tetralix ssp. lawsoniana Macfarl. Erica tetralix var. lawsoniana (Macfarl.) Bean Erica tetralix var. martinesii Benth. Erica tetralix f. mollis (Bean) Rehder Erica tetralix var. mollis Bean Erica tetralix var. parviflora Chevall Erica tetralix var. rubra G.Sinclair Erica tetralix f. rubra (G.Sinclair) Braun-Blanq. Erica tetralix var. verinensis Pau ex Merino Ericoides tetralix (L.) Kuntze Tetralix septentrionalis E.Mey |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, FIN Finland, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (BGM Belgium, GER Germany, NET Netherlands, POL Poland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 14 Eastern Europe (BLT Baltic States) |