Erica canariensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. Erica canariensis was distinguished from Erica arborea by Salvador Rivas-Martínez and co-authors in 2011. The distinction is not accepted by all sources.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Canary tree heath being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Erica
- Species
- Erica canariensis
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