| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Erica umbellata L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 352 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves 3-4mm long, verticillate of 3, flowers 3-6, subspherical to broadly campanulate, 3-5mm long, in umbels |
| Size | 50-70cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erica lentiformis Salisb. Erica umbellata f. albiflora D.C.McClint. Erica umbellata var. anandra Lange Erica umbellata var. filiformis Merino Erica umbellata ssp. major (Coss. ex Bourg.) P.Silva & Teles Erica umbellata var. major Coss. ex Bourg. Erica umbellata var. subcampanulata Benth. Ericoides umbellatum (L.) Kuntze Gypsocallis umbellata (L.) D.Don |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |