Erica azorica
Species of plant
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Erica azorica (Portuguese: urze) is a species of heath endemic to the Azores.[2]
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| Erica azorica | |
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| A lonely Erica azorica in São Jorge, Azores | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Erica |
| Species: | E. azorica |
| Binomial name | |
| Erica azorica | |
| Synonyms | |
Distribution
Erica azorica is mainly distributed on coastal cliffs, lava flows, dry slopes, in natural forests, Australian cheesewood woodlands, ravines and craters of the Azorean archipelago, from sea level to the highest altitudes.[2]
