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 Calluna - Definition 


Calluna

Flowering Calluna vulgaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Ericaceae
Genus:Calluna
Species:vulgaris
Species

Calluna vulgaris


Calluna is the name of a monospecific genus in the family Ericaceae. The solitary species is Calluna vulgaris, which is the true heather of Europe. It is found widely in Europe and Asia Minor.

Heather is an important food source for various animals which inhabit heathland and moorland. Red Grouse feed on young shoots and the larva of the Emperor Moth also feeds on the plant.

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