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Erica vagans L.

Cornish heath (Ericaceae)

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Erica vagans grows natively on the Lizard Peninsula (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies) and perhaps at one site in County Fermanagh, and has become naturalised elsewhere.

Holyhead (VC52: Anglesey); 2015-10-09

 Cornish heath / Erica vagans: _Erica vagans_ grows natively on the Lizard Peninsula (VC1) and perhaps at one site in County Fermanagh, and has become naturalised elsewhere.

Unusually, Erica vagans has flowers with a broad opening and exserted stamens (in Erica carnea and Erica erigena, the flowers are narrower; in our other heathers, the stamens are shorter).

Holyhead (VC52: Anglesey); 2015-10-09

 Cornish heath / Erica vagans: Unusually, _Erica vagans_ has flowers with a broad opening and exserted stamens (in _Erica carnea_ and _Erica erigena_, the flowers are narrower; in our other heathers, the stamens are shorter).

In fruit

Holyhead (VC52: Anglesey); 2015-10-09

 Cornish heath / Erica vagans: In fruit

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