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Internal ID UUID68f8f5c6c2708551657051
Scientific name Erica carnea
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 355 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Erica bracteata Moench Methodus (Moench) 50. 1794 [4 May 1794]
Erica herbacea f. alba (André) D.C.McClint. Plantsman 6: 191 (1984)
Erica lugubris Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 295 (1796)
Erica mediterranea L. Erica : 10 (1770)
Erica mediterranea Rchb. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 489. 1879 [Oct 1879]
Erica purpurascens L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 503. 1762 [Sep 1762]
Erica saxatilis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 295 (1796)
Ericoides herbaceum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 963 (1891)
Gypsocallis carnea (L.) D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153 (1834)
Gypsocallis mediterranea (L.) D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153 (1834)
Gypsocallis purpurascens (L.) D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 153. 1834 [Jul 1834]
Erica herbacea L. Sp. Pl. : 352 (1753)
Gypsocallis mediterranea (L.) D.Don ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 801 (1834);
Gypsocallis carnea (L.) D.Don ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 801 (1834)
Gypsocallis purpurascens (L.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 3:801 (1834)
Ericodes herbaceum Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 963(1891)
Gypsocallis carnea var. praecox (McNab) Louden Arboretum & fruticetum Britannicum: 1087 (1838).

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Language Common/alternative name
English spring heath
English winter flowering heather
English erica mediterranea
English erica herbacea
English alpine heath
English winter heath
English heath
Arabic خلنج عشبي
Bulgarian тревист пирен
Bulgarian тревиста ерика
Czech vřesovec pleťový
Danish vår-lyng
German schneeheide
German schnee-heide
Estonian punane eerika
Estonian punane erika
Persian اریکا کارنیا
Hungarian alpesi hanga
Hungarian erica herbacea
Hungarian havasi hanga
Icelandic vorlyng
Malayalam എറിക കാർണിയ
Norwegian Bokmål vårlyng
Dutch sneeuwhei
Polish wrzosiec krwisty
Romanian Iarba neagră
Russian erica herbacea
Russian Эрика мясистая
Russian Эрика травянистая
Slovak vresovec mäsový
Slovenian spomladanska resa
Swedish vårljung
Vietnamese erica herbacea
Chinese 歐石南
Chinese 欧石南
Chinese 草枝欧石南

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Database ID/link to page
Tropicos 100332180
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328836-1
The Plant List kew-2793460
IPNI 328836-1
iNaturalist 55765
GBIF 7328905
EOL 6948297
Elurikkus 4601
USDA GRIN 401647
World Flora Online wfo-0000671633
UConn 165
Tropicos 50136191
INPN 96664
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332092-2
Observations.org 914038
NCBI Taxonomy 185769
NBN Atlas NHMSYS0000458524
IPNI 332092-2
iNaturalist 56308
iNaturalist 56306
GBIF 5682465
Freebase /m/06syjw
EPPO EIAHE
Elurikkus 4600
USDA GRIN 15448

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Characterization of the Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Bog Bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum L.) Leaf Extracts Obtained via Various Extraction Techniques Ștefănescu BE, Socaci SA, Fărcaș AC, Nemeș SA, Teleky BE, Martău GA, Călinoiu LF, Mitrea L, Ranga F, Grigoroaea D, Vodnar DC, Socaciu C Foods 13-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10814626
doi:10.3390/foods13020258
PMID:38254559
Four new species of Phyllosticta from China based on morphological and phylogenetic characterization Sui XN, Guo MJ, Zhou H, Hou CL Mycology 04-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10424619
doi:10.1080/21501203.2023.2225552
PMID:37583457
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids from Monofloral and Multifloral Italian Honey Roncada P, Isani G, Peloso M, Dalmonte T, Bonan S, Caprai E Int J Environ Res Public Health 05-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10094242
doi:10.3390/ijerph20075410
PMID:37048023
Soil properties and plant species can predict population size and potential introduction sites of the endangered orchid Cypripedium calceolus Rusconi O, Steiner T, Le Bayon C, Rasmann S Plant Soil 16-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10272267
doi:10.1007/s11104-023-05945-4
PMID:37333057
Vascular Plants from the Journey through Portugal (1797–1801) by Hoffmannsegg and Link at the Herbarium of the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid Medina L, Aedo C Plants (Basel) 19-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9501163
doi:10.3390/plants11182438
PMID:36145838
Differentiation of natural scrub communities of the Cotoneastro-Amelanchieretum group in Central Europe Świerkosz K, Reczyńska K PLoS One 12-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9004749
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0266868
PMID:35413069
“I Climbed a Fig Tree, on an Apple Bashing Spree, Only Pears Fell Free”: Economic, Symbolic and Intrinsic Values of Plants Occurring in Slovenian Folk Songs Collected by K. Štrekelj (1895–1912) Fišer Ž Plants (Basel) 07-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8838053
doi:10.3390/plants11030458
PMID:35161440
Reflections of ecological differences? Stress responses of sympatric Alpine chamois and red deer to weather, forage quality, and human disturbance Anderwald P, Campell Andri S, Palme R Ecol Evol 18-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8601901
doi:10.1002/ece3.8235
PMID:34824786
Unifloral Autumn Heather Honey from Indigenous Greek Erica manipuliflora Salisb.: SPME/GC-MS Characterization of the Volatile Fraction and Optimization of the Isolation Parameters Xagoraris M, Chrysoulaki F, Revelou PK, Alissandrakis E, Tarantilis PA, Pappas CS Foods 17-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8535634
doi:10.3390/foods10102487
PMID:34681536
The fungus Kalmusia longispora is able to cause vascular necrosis on Vitis vinifera Karácsony Z, Knapp DG, Lengyel S, Kovács GM, Váczy KZ PLoS One 15-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8519466
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0258043
PMID:34653213
Soil respiration variation along an altitudinal gradient in the Italian Alps: Disentangling forest structure and temperature effects Badraghi A, Ventura M, Polo A, Borruso L, Giammarchi F, Montagnani L PLoS One 17-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8370607
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0247893
PMID:34403412
Traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol (northern Italy, southern Alps): biodiversity and use Petelka J, Plagg B, Säumel I, Zerbe S J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 26-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7690129
doi:10.1186/s13002-020-00419-8
PMID:33243238
Ericoid mycorrhizal symbiosis: theoretical background and methods for its comprehensive investigation Vohník M Mycorrhiza 12-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7548138
doi:10.1007/s00572-020-00989-1
PMID:33043410
Grazing Allometry: Anatomy, Movement, and Foraging Behavior of Three Cattle Breeds of Different Productivity Pauler CM, Isselstein J, Berard J, Braunbeck T, Schneider MK Front Vet Sci 14-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7457131
doi:10.3389/fvets.2020.00494
PMID:32923468
Generalized host‐plant feeding can hide sterol‐specialized foraging behaviors in bee–plant interactions Vanderplanck M, Zerck P, Lognay G, Michez D Ecol Evol 14-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC6972837
doi:10.1002/ece3.5868
PMID:31993117

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