Ericaceae FAMILY
Erica tetralix
Erica tetralix
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Erica tetralix is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern Europe, including Britain, from Scandanavia to Spain east to N. Germany and Poland.
HabitatBogs, wet heaths and moors, rarely on drier soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].