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Daboecia azorica Tutin & E.F.Warb.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesDaboecia azorica Tutin & E.F.Warb. 
BibliographyJ. Bot. 70: 12 (1932)
Native RangeAzores
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude900-2200m
Descriptionbranchlets glandular hirsute, leaves oval, revolute, dark green, abaxially white lanate, flowers pendent, urceolate, with four revolute lobes, up to ten in erect cymes
Size15-20cm
Colorpinkish red
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
SynonymsDaboecia azorica f. albiflora D.C.McClint
Daboecia cantabrica f. albiflora (D.C.McClint) E.C.Nelson
Daboecia cantabrica ssp. azorica (Tutin & E.F.Warb.) D.C.McClint
Territory2 Africa
     21 Macaronesia (AZO Azores)
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