Calluna vulgaris
Common Heather
Also known as: Calluna alpestris Gand., 1884 +19 more
- Calluna alpestris Gand., 1884
- Calluna atlantica Seem.
- Calluna belezeana Rouy, 1895
- Calluna beleziana Rouy
- Calluna brumalis Gand., 1884
- Calluna ciliaris Schur
- Calluna elegantissima Sennen
- Calluna erica DC.
- Calluna erica var. condensata (Lamotte) Rouy
- Calluna erica var. hirsuta (K.F.Waitz) Rouy
- Calluna genuina Ducommun
- Calluna hirsuta Gray
- Calluna olbiensis A.Albert
- Calluna oviformis Gand., 1875
- Calluna pyrenaica Gand., 1884
- Calluna sagittifolia (Stokes) Gray
- Calluna sagittifolia var. hirsuta (K.F.Waitz) Gray
- Calluna sancta Gand., 1884
- Calluna vulgaris f. alba (G.Don) Braun-Blanq.
- Calluna vulgaris Salisb., 1802
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Calluna vulgaris (commonly known as Common Heather) is a shrub belonging to the Ericaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
British Columbia, Connecticut, Crozet Is., Falkland Is., Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Rhode I., Tasmania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin