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Cross-leaved Heath

Erica tetralix

Cross-leaved Heath is a lovely little shrub that blooms with pink flowers. It grows in wet places and is a favorite for bees and butterflies, making gardens beautiful and lively!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Cross-leaved Heath is a small, upright shrub with distinctive grey-green leaves arranged in neat whorls of four. It displays clusters of charming, bell-shaped pink to purplish-pink flowers at the tips of its stems during summer, making it easily spotted in its boggy habitats.

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Cross-leaved Heath
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Cross-leaved Heath

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It's a super tough plant, happy growing where few others can, like wet, boggy places!

Its leaves have a secret waxy coating, stopping it from losing too much water.

Its name hints at leaves growing in neat groups of four, like a tiny cross!

Look closely! Its tiny pink flowers often have soft hairs, like a cozy, fuzzy blanket.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Moisture Keeper

It has tiny hairs on its leaves and stems, helping it capture and hold precious water in windy, exposed habitats.

Fähigkeit

Year-Round Green

This heath keeps its leaves all year, letting it make food and photosynthesize even during mild winters.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-50 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-0.7 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen from its flowers

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

visits its flowers for nectar and pollen

eaten by

Domestic sheep

Ovis aries

sometimes grazed by sheep in moorland

eaten by

Roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

occasionally browsed by deer in heathland areas

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch plants unless an adult says it's okay!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Cross-leaved Heath?

10-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Cross-leaved Heath?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Cross-leaved Heath?

0.5-0.7 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Cross-leaved Heath?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Cross-leaved Heath?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Cross-leaved Heath?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Cross-leaved Heath?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Cross-leaved Heath?

Insekten

Snap-Karte

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