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Calluna vulgaris

Flowering Plants

Calluna vulgaris, commonly called common heather or ling, is the only species in the genus Calluna, part of the heath family Ericaceae. It is a low growing evergreen shrub that usually reaches 20 to 50 centimeters tall, occasionally taller, and grows widely across Europe and Asia Minor on acidic soils in open, sunny places and in moderate shade. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Calluna vulgaris 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Ericaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Calluna vulgaris

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Calluna vulgaris

In Ecosystem

Heath, Ecosystems
Source Calluna (Wikipedia)
Moorland, Ecosystems
Source Calluna (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
Sources
1. Calluna (Wikipedia)
  • Calluna vulgaris: present tense, found widely in Europe/Asia Minor
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 366264
    Calluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 366264
    It has been introduced into many other places worldwide with suitable climates, including North America, Australia, New Zealand and the Falkland Islands.
  • In Ecosystem: Moorland, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 366264, target E336456
    It is the dominant plant in most heathland and moorland in Europe, and in some bog vegetation and acidic pine and oak woodland.
  • In Ecosystem: Heath, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 366264, target E336455
    It is the dominant plant in most heathland and moorland in Europe, and in some bog vegetation and acidic pine and oak woodland.
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
3. Wikidata: Calluna vulgaris
Child Taxon Of: Ericaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Calluna vulgaris
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)
Wikipedia: Calluna
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Quote, system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is the dominant plant in most heathland and moorland in Europe, and in some bog vegetation and acidic pine and oak woodland.
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Wikidata: Calluna vulgaris
In Biome: Bog, IntroductionView the Source
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