Cornish heath

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Cornish heath
The Cornish heath (Erica vagans)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae Genus: Erica Species: E. vagans
Binomial name
Erica vagans L.

The Cornish heath (Erica vagans) is a species of heath that bears pink flowers and mid-green foliage. This is a shrub, reaching 0.75 m by 0.75 m. Its English name comes from the fact that, in Great Britain, it is only found on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, where the unusual geology gives rise to the alkaline soils that it favours. It is the County flower of Cornwall^[1]

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• Flowering plant

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