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Erica ciliaris L.

Dorset heath (Ericaceae)

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Erica ciliaris is a heather species with large pink flowers that grows in Cornwall and Dorset.

Minstead (VC11: South Hampshire); 2019-07-16

 Dorset heath / Erica ciliaris: _Erica ciliaris_ is a heather species with large pink flowers that grows in Cornwall and Dorset.

The leaves of Erica ciliaris are flat and fringed with a conspicuous row of glandular hairs.

Minstead (VC11: South Hampshire); 2019-07-16

 Dorset heath / Erica ciliaris: The leaves of _Erica ciliaris_ are flat and fringed with a conspicuous row of glandular hairs.

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