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| Kingdom | Plantae | 
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| Sub Kingdom | Tracheobionta (vascular plant) | |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta (seed plant) | |
| Division | Magnoliophyta (flowering plant) | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (dicotyledon) | |
| Order | Ericales | |
| Family | Ericaceae | |
| Genus | Erica | |
| Species | carnea | |
| Classification | L. | |
| Common Name | spring heath |
| Geographic Range | Mediterranean regions and S-W Europe. |
| Physical Characteristics | little prostrate evergreen shrub, it can grow up to 30 centimeters. It is dense and compact, it grows slowly. Leaves are small, needle-like, gathered in whorls, bright green, with very short petioles. It flowers between March and April, flowers are small and cylindrical, the color is red to pink. Fruit is a capsule. |
| Sources | |
| References | University of Connecticut Plant Database |
| Web References | http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/ |
| Source of the photo | http://www.funghiitaliani.it/ |
Erica carnea
