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Calluna vulgaris

(L.) Hull

Heather

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150845

Element CodePDERI06010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderEricales

FamilyEricaceae

GenusCalluna

Other Common Names

Bruyère commune (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1999-12-03

Change Date1999-12-03

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Massachusetts	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Canaan Loop	Monongahela National Forest	7,867

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.