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Calluna
Sign in to saveCalluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is a low-growing evergreen shrub growing to tall, or rarely to and taller, and is found widely in Europe and Asia Minor on acidic soils in open sunny situations and in moderate shade.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
Native toAustria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland
Observations recorded1,124,723
Calluna es un pequeño género monotípico de plantas fanerógamas pertenecientes a la familia Ericaceae. Su única especie, Calluna vulgaris, es natural de Europa, norte de África y América donde crece en terrenos estériles y ácidos como turberas y landas. Popularmente se le llama brecina, brezo o biércol.
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Research
359 papers- Calluna vulgaris as a Valuable Source of Bioactive Compounds: Exploring Its Phytochemical Profile, Biological Activities and Apitherapeutic Potential.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Sarcoidosis: a state-of-the-art review.The European respiratory journal · 2026
- Reply.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024
- Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull: chemical characterization, evaluation of its bioactive properties and effect on the vaginal microbiota.Food & function · 2019
- Heather (Calluna vulgaris) supplementation does not reduce trapping ability of Duddingtonia flagrans in faeces of Haemonchus contortus infected lambs.Veterinary parasitology · 2022
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- Calluna
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- Category:Calluna vulgaris
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- Calluna
- taxon common name
- vresa
- different from
- Wrzos, Masovian Voivodeship
- described by source
- Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
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