Spanish Heath (Erica lusitanica)

Potential Distribution

Scientific name: Erica lusitanica Rudolphi
Photo: Spanish Heath Plant
Spanish Heath Plant

Common Name:
Spanish heath

Status:
Not declared noxious in Victoria.

Habitat:
Can invade coastal woodland, grassland, heathland, forests and riparian vegetation, as well as disturbed areas, roadsides and weak pasture (Blood 2001; Muyt 2001 and Weber 2003). In California it has invaded damp heaths and wetlands (Picart 1998). In New Zealand, its one of the limiting factors of the plant increasing its range to higher altitudes was frosts limiting new vegetative growth (Mather & Williams 1990).

Photo: Spanish Heath Flowers
Spanish Heath Flowers Related Links
Further information on Spanish Heath can be found on the DPI Website, Pest Plant Notes.

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Scientific name:	Erica lusitanica Rudolphi	Spanish Heath Plant
Common Name:	Spanish heath
Status:	Not declared noxious in Victoria.
Habitat:	Can invade coastal woodland, grassland, heathland, forests and riparian vegetation, as well as disturbed areas, roadsides and weak pasture (Blood 2001; Muyt 2001 and Weber 2003). In California it has invaded damp heaths and wetlands (Picart 1998). In New Zealand, its one of the limiting factors of the plant increasing its range to higher altitudes was frosts limiting new vegetative growth (Mather & Williams 1990).