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Kingdom: Plantae > Division: Tracheophyta > Class: Magnoliopsida > Order: Ericales > Family: Ericaceae > Genus: Erica > Species: Erica azorica

Erica azorica Hochst.

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Threat status Europe	Not Evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	2 international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	31 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	7000

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
PTCOR0001	Portugal	Costa e Caldeirão - Ilha do Corvo	Map
PTFAI0004	Portugal	Caldeira e Capelinhos - Ilha do Faial	Map
PTFAI0005	Portugal	Monte da Guia - Ilha do Faial	Map
PTFAI0006	Portugal	Ponta do Varadouro - Ilha do Faial	Map
PTFAI0007	Portugal	Morro de Castelo Branco - Ilha do Faial	Map
PTFLO0002	Portugal	Zona Central - Morro Alto - Ilha das Flores	Map
PTFLO0003	Portugal	Costa Nordeste - Ilha das Flores	Map
PTGRA0015	Portugal	Ilhéu de Baixo - Restinga Ilha Graciosa	Map
PTGRA0016	Portugal	Ponta Branca - Ilha Graciosa	Map
PTJOR0013	Portugal	Ponta dos Rosais - Ilha de S. Jorge	Map
PTJOR0014	Portugal	Costa NE e Ponta do Topo - Ilha de S. Jorge	Map
PTMIG0019	Portugal	Lagoa do Fogo - Ilha de S. Miguel	Map
PTMIG0020	Portugal	Caloura-Ponta da Galera - Ilha de S. Miguel	Map
PTPIC0009	Portugal	Montanha do Pico, Prainha e Caveiro - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTPIC0010	Portugal	Ponta da Ilha - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTPIC0011	Portugal	Lajes do Pico - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTSMA0022	Portugal	Ponta do Castelo - Ilha de Sta. Maria	Map
PTTER0017	Portugal	Serra Santa Bárbara e Pico Alto - Ilha da Terceira	Map
PTTER0018	Portugal	Costa das Quatro Ribeiras - Ilha da Terceira	Map
PTZPE0020	Portugal	Costa e Caldeirão - Ilha do Corvo	Map
PTZPE0022	Portugal	Costa Nordeste - Ilha das Flores	Map
PTZPE0023	Portugal	Caldeira e Capelinhos - Ilha do Faial	Map
PTZPE0024	Portugal	Lajes do Pico - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTZPE0025	Portugal	Ponta da Ilha - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTZPE0027	Portugal	Zona Central do Pico - Ilha do Pico	Map
PTZPE0028	Portugal	Ilhéu do topo e Costa Adjacente - Ilha de S. Jorge	Map
PTZPE0029	Portugal	Ilhéu de Baixo - Ilha Graciosa	Map
PTZPE0030	Portugal	Ilhéu da Praia - Ilha Graciosa	Map
PTZPE0031	Portugal	Ponta das Contendas - Ilha Terceira	Map
PTZPE0033	Portugal	Pico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme - Ilha de S. Miguel	Map
PTMIG0024	Portugal	Serra da Tronqueira / Planalto dos Graminhais	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex I: strictly protected flora species (Erica scoparia subsp. azorica)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011) (Erica scoparia subsp. azorica)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Azoren Hidekraut	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Barba de mato	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Mato	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Urze	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Vassoura	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

Synonym	Author
Erica scoparia subsp. azorica	(Hochst.) D.A.Webb

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