Heath tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Erica
Species: arborea
Binomial nomenclature
Erica arborea
Ref: ITIS 505949

The Heath Tree or Briar Root is a shrub or small evergreen tree with a height of 1 to 4 (sometimes 7) meters. The many small flowers are white. It is found mostly in the Macchie, the dry evergreen shrub areas. The Heath Tree prefers acid soil. It grows all around the Mediterranean area, as well as Portugal and the Canary Islands.