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Portuguese Heath

Erica lusitanica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 22, February 23, March 22, April 36, May 92, June 171, July 154, August 193, September 204, October 106, November 43, December 32.
Australia1,098
New Zealand1,076
Victoria634
Portugal413
Tasmania301
United States237
Waikato Region209
COIMBRA179
Wellington Region164
Bay of Plenty Region145

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyheath family · Ericaceae
GenusHeaths · Erica

Sources

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Practise Portuguese Heath with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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