Canary tree heath

A common component of fayal-brezal woodland.

Canary tree heath
Photorealistic generated botanical reference image.Canarias HistoriaImagen generada por IA; revisar antes de uso científico.

Identification

Scientific name
Erica canariensis
Family
Ericaceae
Endemicity
Canary endemic
Conservation
Pending verification

A common component of fayal-brezal woodland. BIOTA provides taxonomic validation for Erica canariensis; the habitat recorded for Canarias Historia is: Laurel forest, monteverde and humid trade-wind slopes.

Conservation status pending species-specific verificationLegal protection pending species-specific mapping

Habitat and distribution

Laurel forest, monteverde and humid trade-wind slopes.

Taxonomy

taxonID
BIOTA:F01032
scientificName
Erica canariensis
taxonRank
species
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Spermatophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Ericales
family
Ericaceae
genus
Erica

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