| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull |
| Bibliography | Brit. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 114 (1808) |
| Native Range | Europe to c. Siberia, n. Morocco, Macaronesia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and heaths |
| Description | leaves oblong-lanceolate and ovate-lanceolate, 2-4mm, at base auriculate-amplexicaule, glabrous, abaxially carinate, sepals petaloid, longer than corolla, 3-4mm long |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calluna atlantica Seeman Calluna beleziana Rouy 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 sagittifolia (Stokes) S.F.Gray Calluna sagittifolia var. hirsuta (K.F.Waitz) Gray Calluna vulgaris f. alba (G.Don) Braun-Blanq. Calluna vulgaris var. alba G.Don Calluna vulgaris var. albiflora Michot Calluna vulgaris f. albiflora (Michot) Geerinck Calluna vulgaris ssp. elegantissima (Sennen) Mateo Erica ciliaris Huds. Erica confusa Gand. Erica glabra Gilib. Erica herbacea Georgi Erica lutescens K.Koch Erica nana K.Koch Erica prostrata K.Koch Erica reginae K.Koch Erica sagittifolia Stokes Erica vulgaris L. Erica vulgaris var. alba Weston Erica vulgaris var. hirsuta K.F.Waitz Erica vulgaris var. plena K.F.Waitz Erica vulgaris var. squarrosa K.F.Waitz Ericoides vulgaris (L.) Merino |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, FIN Finland, FOR Fřroyar, GRB Great Britain, ICE Iceland, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) 21 Macaronesia (AZO Azores, MDR Madeira) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |