Tree heath
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Erica arborea |
The Tree Heath (Erica arborea) is a shrub or small evergreen tree with a height of 1–4 (-7) m. The numerous small flowers are white. The Tree Heath prefers acid soil. It is found mostly in the Macchie, dry evergreen shrub areas, all around the Mediterranean area, west to Portugal and the Canary Islands, and with disjunct areas in Africa including the Ethiopian Highlands, the mountains of Ruwenzori and the Cameroon mountains.
The wood is used for making smoking pipes, and is known as briar root wood.
References
- Adams, W.M., A.S. Goudie & A. R. Orme (eds.) (1996): The Physical Geography of Africa. Page 55. Oxford University Press, 1996.
Erica arborea
Categories: Ericales