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Erica arborea

Tree Heath

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Common name

Tree Heath.

Scientific name

Erica arborea L.

Conservation status and threats

The species is PROTECTED in Bulgaria by the Biodiversity Act - it is prohibited to "picking, collecting, cutting, uprooting or any other manner of destruction of specimens in their natural range in the wild", as well as "possession, keeping, movement, transport, export, trade and offering for sale or exchange of specimens taken in the wild". These bans apply to "all stages of life of the plants"¹.

Description and identification

Erica arborea is an evergreen shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 0.5 to 2 m. Flowering May-June².

Habitat

Dry, hot and rocky slopes³.

Distribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Erica arborea by floristic regions⁴:

General distribution

Map of general distribution⁵:

References

1 Bulgarian Biodiversity Act in english.

2 М. Анчев. 1982. Във: Флора на Народна Република България. Том VIII. София.

3 М. Анчев. 1982. Във: Флора на Народна Република България. Том VIII. София.

4 Стоянов К., Райчева Цв. & Чешмеджиев И. 2022. Определител на местни и чужди растения в България. Академично издателство на Аграрния университет, Пловдив. ISBN 978-954-517-313-4 www.botanica.gallery [публикуван на 25.06.2022, последна актуализация 01.07.2025] - CC-BY-NC-4.0.

5 Erica arborea L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.