|
Erica (plant)
''Erica'' is a genus of roughly 857 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names heath and heather are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance. The genus '' Calluna'' was formerly included in ''Erica'' – it differs in having even smaller scale-leaves (less than 2–3 millimetres long), and the flower corolla consisting of separate petals. ''Erica'' is sometimes referred to as "winter (or spring) heather" to distinguish it from ''Calluna'' "summer (or autumn) heather". Description Most of the species of ''Erica'' are small shrubs from high, though some are taller; the tallest are '' E. arborea'' (tree heath) and '' E. scoparia'' (besom heath), both of which can reach up to tall. All are evergreen, with minute, needle-like leaves long. Flowers are sometimes axillary, and sometimes borne in terminal umbels or spikes, and are usually outward or downward facing. The seeds are very small, and in some species may survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Carnea
''Erica carnea'', the winter heath, winter-flowering heather, spring heath or alpine heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Ericaceae, native plant, native to mountainous areas of central, eastern and southern Europe, where it grows in Pinophyta, coniferous woodlands or stony slopes. Description It is a low-growing, spreading subshrub reaching tall, with evergreen needle-like leaves long, borne in whorls of four. The flowers are produced in racemes in late winter to early spring, often starting to flower while the plant is still covered in snow; the individual flower is a slender bell-shape, long, dark reddish-pink, rarely white. Taxonomy The first published name for the species was ''Erica herbacea''; however, the name ''E. carnea'' (published three pages later in the same book) is so widely used, and the earlier name so little, that a formal proposal to conserve the name ''E. carnea'' over ''E. herbacea'' was accepted by the International Bota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribosomal
Ribosomes () are macromolecular machines, found within all cells, that perform biological protein synthesis (messenger RNA translation). Ribosomes link amino acids together in the order specified by the codons of messenger RNA molecules to form polypeptide chains. Ribosomes consist of two major components: the small and large ribosomal subunits. Each subunit consists of one or more ribosomal RNA molecules and many ribosomal proteins (). The ribosomes and associated molecules are also known as the ''translational apparatus''. Overview The sequence of DNA that encodes the sequence of the amino acids in a protein is transcribed into a messenger RNA (mRNA) chain. Ribosomes bind to the messenger RNA molecules and use the RNA's sequence of nucleotides to determine the sequence of amino acids needed to generate a protein. Amino acids are selected and carried to the ribosome by transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules, which enter the ribosome and bind to the messenger RNA chain via an anticodo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Ciliaris
''Erica ciliaris'', the dorset heath, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Erica. Description It grows to , and has leaves long, with long, glandular hairs. The flowers are long, bright pink, and arranged in long racemes. Distribution and habitat ''Erica ciliaris'' has a Lusitanian distribution, stretching from Morocco in the south, along the Atlantic coasts of Portugal, Spain and France to south-western parts of the British Isles in the north. In the British Isles, it is only found natively in Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and one location in County Galway,Erica Ciliaris L. R. J. Rose, P. Bannister and S. B. Chapman Journal of Ecology Vol. 84, No. 4 (Aug., 1996), pp. 617–628 where it lives in bogs and wet heaths. It has also been introduced to Hampshire. In culture ''E. ciliaris'' was voted the county flower of Dorset in 2002 following a poll by the wild flora conservation charity Plantlife Plantlife is a wild plant conservation charity. , it manages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Cerinthoides
''Erica cerinthoides'' is a species of heath native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces, the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Provinces), Lesotho and Eswatini. Common names include fire erica, fire heath, red hairy heath, rooihaartjie or klipheide. Throughout its range the species shows marked variation in habit, flower characteristics and hairiness. A form with white flowers is found in Eswatini and the South African province of Mpumalanga while the variety ''E. cerinthoides'' var. ''barbertona'' has shorter flowers. Description ''Erica cerinthoides'' is a variable plant over different parts of its range, varying in habit of growth, the hairiness of the leaves and the flowers, and the colour, size and shape of the flowers. Where it remains unburnt it can be a straggly bush over tall, bare of leaves apart from a few extremities, and producing few flowers. Elsewhere it can be a compact small plant covered in blooms. Etymology The Latin specific epithet ''cerinthoides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Capensis
''Erica capensis'', the Cape heath, is a species of '' Erica'' that was naturally restricted to the city of Cape Town, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... File:Erica capensis flower.JPG capensis Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Natural history of Cape Town Species that are or were threatened by urbanization {{Ericaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Canaliculata
''Erica canaliculata'', the channelled heath or hairy grey heather, is a South African species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is an erect evergreen shrub, sometimes described as a tree heath (a term also applied to '' E. arborea'' and '' E. lusitanica''). It grows to , with tiny dark green leaves and large sprays of pink or white flowers with prominent brown anthers in winter and spring. The Latin specific epithet ''canaliculata'' means "with channeled or grooved leaves". The species is native to the East and West Capes of South Africa and is naturalised in South Australia. Not fully hardy, in frost-prone areas it requires some protection. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p .... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Cabernetea
''Erica cabernetea'' is a plant species endemic to a small region in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ''E. cabernetea'' is a small, highly branched shrub up to tall. Leaves are up to long, crescent-shaped in cross section. Flowers are borne in small racemes at the tips of each of the branches. Flowers are rounded, deep red, about 4 mm across. Fruit is a dry, egg-shaped Capsule (botany), capsule about 3 mm long. The specific epithet "cabernetea" refers to Cabernet Sauvignon, a red wine with approximately the same color as the flowers of ''E. cabernetea''. It is known only from the Elgin, Western Cape, Elgin Basin in the Caledon, Western Cape, Caledon District, Arieskraal, slopes above the Klein Palmiet River at an elevation of approximately , about southeast of Cape Town. This site lies within the Kogelberg Nature Reserve. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15378032 Erica, cabernetea Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Baccans
''Erica baccans'', the berry heath, is a species of ''Erica'' that was naturally restricted to the city of Cape Town, South Africa. The plant grows up to in height and produces masses of tiny, pink, berry-shaped flowers. These are produced in groups of four at the ends of the branches, remaining from September to November. The species name "baccans" comes from Latin and means berry-like, which refers to the shape of the flowers. ''E. baccans'' grows on medium or lower slopes from Signal Hill to Simonstown. It can be found in Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, is endemic to Table Mountain, and grows in groups on warm mountain slopes or in moist places at lower altitudes. The species is naturalised in parts of Australia where it colonises disturbed sites. It is becoming increasingly popular as an ornamental plant in Cape Town gardens. See also *Biodiversity of Cape Town The biodiversity of Cape Town is the variety and variability of life within the City of Cape Town, excluding th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Azorica
''Erica azorica'' ( Portuguese: ''urze'') is a species of heath endemic to the Azores The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atl .... Distribution ''Erica azorica'' is mainly distributed on coastal cliffs, lava flows, dry slopes, in natural forests, Australian cheesewood woodlands, ravines and craters of the Azorean archipelago, from sea level to the highest altitudes. References azorica Endemic flora of the Azores Habitats Directive species Flora of Europe Trees of Europe {{Ericaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Australis
'' Erica australis'', the Spanish heath or Southern tree heath, is a European species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is a bushy evergreen shrub growing to tall and broad, with tiny needle-like leaves and pink to purple bell-shaped flowers in late spring. As a calcifuge, it requires sharply drained acidic soil in full sun. It is hardy down to . The Latin specific epithet ''australis'' means 'southern', referring to its native habitat of southern Europe, including the western Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Western Spain) as well as Northwest Africa (in Morocco). This plant is cultivated as an ornamental and has produced numerous forms and cultivars, gaining the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p ... f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Afra
''Erica afra'', the water heath, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Erica. It's a small tree, sometimes a shrub, that grows in riparian habitats and on forest edges and occurs from the Western Cape to the Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho. The tree's flowers look like bells. The tree's national tree number is 572. Taxonomy The etymology of the original species name ''caffra'' is related to kaffir, an ethnic slur used towards black people in Africa. At the July 2024 International Botanical Congress International Botanical Congress (IBC) is an international meeting of Botany, botanists in all scientific fields, authorized by the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS) and held every six years, with the locatio ..., a vote was held with the result that "''caffra''" related names will be emended to ''afra'' related ones, with the implementation of this being done at the end of July 2024. References afra Flora of the Cape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Abietina
''Erica abietina'', the honeysuckle heath, is a species of erica that is endemic to the Cape Peninsula of the Western Cape, South Africa. ''E. abietina'' includes four subspecies with often highly restricted distributions and distinctive flower colours. Previous delimitation of the species has included a further three subspecies which proved to be more distantly related to Cape Peninsula endemic ''E. abietina'' subspecies and are now classified under '' Erica grandiflora'' L.f. (''Erica abietina'' subsp. ''aurantiaca'' E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.; ''Erica abietina'' subsp. ''perfoliosa'' E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv.) and '' Erica situshiemalis'' E.G.H.Oliv. & Pirie. Subspecies * ''Erica abietina'' subsp. ''abietina'' (or the red heath) is restricted to the Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos on Table Mountain, Cape Town. It produces rich-red flowers and grows up to about in height. * ''Erica abietina'' subsp. ''atrorosea'' E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. (or the wine-red heath) is found only in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
