In botany, it is one of the common names given to plants of the genus Erica (family Ericaceae). They are also commonly called heather. The most important are Erica arborea, Erica australis, Erica cinerea, Erica Vagans. It is also the common name of other plants of the Fabaceae family: Adenocarpus complicatus, which in addition to heather and codeso, is called cambroño, broom and broom, and also, the plant Genista florida, which in addition to heather, is called genista, broom, retamón, piorno. There is also another plant called bereza, brecina, heather or biércol. Its scientific name is Calluna vulgaris and it is from the Ericaceae family.