Erica ciliaris   Dorset Heath RRR DD N

Erica ciliaris whole Erica ciliaris close

At this site the E. ciliaris is not uncommon although to see it at its best it would probably be best to go in August as many of the blooms were brown and faded. It is a more striking pink than Erica tetralix with which it grows and with which it hybridises. It has glandular hairs which can be just about seen in the close-up photograph.

Apart from a couple of sites in Ireland this species is restricted to Dorset, Devon and Cornwall in southern England. It does not grow in Wales or Scotland.

Erica ciliaris

Erica ciliaris Dorset Heath

Godlingston Heath, Dorset 5th September 2010

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Erica ciliaris Dorset Heath

Godlingston Heath, Dorset 5th September 2010

Added on 1st November 2010

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