Erica andevalensis

Erica andevalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Erica
Species:	E. andevalensis
Binomial name
	Erica andevalensis; Cabezudo & J.Rivera
Synonyms
	Erica mackayana subsp. andevalensis(Cabezudo & J.Rivera) D.C.McClint. & E.C.Nelson ; Erica andevalensis f. albifloraD.C.McClint. & E.C.Nelson ;

Last updated November 20, 2025

Erica andevalensis is a species of erica that is native to the Iberian Peninsula, occurring in a small area between southeastern Portugal and southwestern Spain. The species is unusual in that it mostly occurs in metal-contaminated soils, often in mining areas.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Erica andevalensis Cabezudo & J.Rivera". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
↑ Oliver, E.G.H. (2015). "Looking for Spanish heathers". Heathers. 12: 27–34.
↑ Bandeira de Albuquerque, M.; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.; Freitas, H. "Genetic diversity in populations of Erica andevalensis, a vulnerable metallophyte species from the Iberian Peninsula". Web Ecology. 8: 135–141.

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[1] "Erica andevalensis Cabezudo & J.Rivera". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[2] Oliver, E.G.H. (2015). "Looking for Spanish heathers". Heathers. 12: 27–34.

[3] Bandeira de Albuquerque, M.; Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.; Freitas, H. "Genetic diversity in populations of Erica andevalensis, a vulnerable metallophyte species from the Iberian Peninsula". Web Ecology. 8: 135–141.

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