Erica cinerea (bell heather, or heather-bell) is the
most common specie of ericaceae, native to western and central Europe. We find
it here together with Calluna
vulgaris (known as common
heather, ling, or simply heather).
Contrary to its name (cinerea meaning "ash
coloured" in latin) its bell-shaped flowers are purple (rarely white) and produced in mid- to late
summer.
Erica cinerea mostly occurs on moors and heathland
with relatively dry, acidic, nutrient poor soils.
Like blueberry and cranberry, bell heather contains arbutin, a traditional treatment for urinary tract infections.
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