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Erica arborea L.
briar root

   
Symbol: ERAR28
Group: Dicot
Family: Ericaceae
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Photograph of Erica arborea L.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Spain, Canary Islands.
 
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Related Taxa:
Erica arborea L.

35 genera in Ericaceae, 7 species in Erica
 

Classification:
Erica arborea L.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Dilleniidae
Order   Ericales
Family   Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus   Erica L. – heath
Species   Erica arborea L. – briar root
 

 

 
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