Cross-leaved Heath

I found a few exceptional plants while exploring the swamps of ‘Hohes Venn’, the greatest National Park of Belgium.

Cross-leaved heath is a beautiful plant with fine little flowers. It prefers an acidic soil in bogs, wet heaths and damp coniferous woodland.

Native to western Europe

Dutch name : Dophei
German name : Glocken-Heide (auch Moor-Glockenheide und Sumpfheide genannt)
Latin name : Erica tetralix

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