Taxonomy Profile: Erica (L)

Erica: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
heath []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Erica: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Ericales
Family : Ericaceae
heaths |
éricacées |
Genus : Erica
heath |
Erica Direct Children(s):
Erica lusitanica
(K Rudolphi)
Erica diaphana
(Spreng)
Erica: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Walter S. Judd
Notes:
Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7800, USA
Reference for:
Erica
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Erica
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Erica
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Erica
Source:
Ericaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-12-06
Notes:
Updated by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Erica
Source:
Jepson Manual
Acquired:
2010-11-01
Notes:
Wallace, Gary D. 2011 (in press). Ericaceae. In B. G. Baldwin et al. (eds.), The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California. Univ. of California Press, Berkeley. Retrieved from ucjeps.berkeley.edu/jepsonmanual/review/
Reference for:
Erica
Publication(s):
Erica: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Erica: Comments
Comment:
Plant genus Erica L. (TSN 23647) is a 'parahomonym' of (different kingdom, same name as spider genus Erica Peckham & Peckham, 1892 (TSN 872071)