| LC control no. | sh 85059819 |
|---|---|
| LC classification | QK495.E68 Botany SB615.H4 Weed |
| Topical heading | Heather |
| Variant(s) | Calluna erica Calluna sagittaefolia Calluna vulgaris Erica vulgaris Kanerva Ling (Plant) Red heath Scotch heather Scots heather |
| See also | Calluna |
| Found in | Work cat.: Rogers, G. Control, demography, and post-control response of heather in the central North Island, c1995: p. 5 (heather (Calluna vulgaris)) ITIS, Dec. 6, 2004 (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull -- accepted -- heather) Plants national database, Dec. 6, 2004 (Species Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull - heather. Genus Calluna Salisb. - heather) GRIN taxonomy, via WWW, Dec. 6, 2004 (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. Common names: heather, ling, red-heath, Scotch heather, Scots heather. Synonyms: Erica vulgaris) A global compendium of weeds, via WWW, Dec. 6, 2004 (Calluna vulgaris. Synonyms/other Latin names: Calluna erica, Erica vulgaris, Calluna sagittaefolia. Common name(s): heather, ling, Scotch heather, kanerva) The American Heritage dictionary (heather: 1. A low-growing Eurasian shrub (Calluna vulgaris) growing in dense masses and having small evergreen leaves and clusters of small, bell-shaped pinkish-purple flowers. Also called ling. 2. See heath (sense 1); heath: 1. Any of various usually low-growing shrubs of the genus Erica and related genera, native to Europe and South Africa and having small evergreen leaves and small, colorful, urn-shaped flowers. Also called heather) Encarta world Eng. dict. (heather: 1. PLANTS small-flowered shrub: a low shrubby evergreen plant with spiky leaves and small bell-shaped purple, pink, or white flowers, that grows in clusters on heaths and mountainsides in Europe and Asia. Latin name Calluna vulgaris. Also called ling) |
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