Family:

Ericaceae

Habitat:

Dry maquis, on rocky slopes, sparse woodland, scrub, mostly on limestone

Growth habit:

evergreen shrub

Plant size:

up to 1 m (rarely up to 2.5 m)

Flower colour:

Corolla bright pink, anthers dark purple

Flowering time

August - January

Leaf characteristics:

needle-like leaves, in whorls of four to five, up to 15 mm

Flower characteristics:

Inflorescences up to 5 cm long, petals almost completely fused, corolla 4 - 5 mm long, anthers without appendages with parallel halves, protruding far from the corolla

Fruit:

Fruit a glabrous capsule

Special features:

In addition to the Mediterranean region, the plant is widespread eastwards to the Balkans (formerly Yugoslavia).