Erica arborea

Taxonomy

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Erica

Species

arborea

Nomenclature Melissopalynology

Erica arborea gr.

Classifier

Distribution

South Europe, Mediterranean
area, Africa,
Macaronesia, West Asia,
South eastern Australia
and New Zealand. In
Italy prefers scrubs,
copse of oak groves and
garrigues (0-900 m).

Utility

Wood and ornament. Unifloral honey production and biodiversity.

Flowering time

III - V

Pollen colour

Pink Orange

Pollen

Nectar

Pollen characteristic

Group: Tetrad
Simmetry: No
Polarity: Heteropolar
Exine sculpturing: Verrucate

Aperture: Tricolporate
Outline 1:Subtriangular
Outline 2:Subtriangular

Outline 1: Subtriangular

Outline 2: Subtriangular