Cornish heath

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere
  Synonym: Erica vagans

Cornish heath
The Cornish heath (Erica vagans)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae Genus: Erica Species: E. vagans
Binomial name
Erica vagans L.

The Cornish heath (Erica vagans) is a species of heath that bears pink flowers and mid-green foliage. This is a shrub, reaching 0.75 m by 0.75 m. Its English name comes from the fact that, in Great Britain, it is only found on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, where the unusual geology gives rise to the alkaline soils that it favours. It is the County flower of Cornwall^[1]

Cornish heath

Cornish heath in close-up

See also

• Flowering plant

References

1. ^ County Flower at Cornwall County Council website

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