Calluna

Calluna vulgaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Ericeae
Genus: Calluna
Species: C. vulgaris

Name

Calluna Salisb. (1802)

• Type species: C. vulgaris (L.) Hull

Synonyms

• Erica Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 2: 389. 1891, nom. illeg. non L. (1753)

Hybrids

× Ericalluna Krüssm.

References

Primary references

• Salisbury, R.A. 1802. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 6: 317.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Calluna. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 27. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Calluna in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Calluna. Published online. Accessed: Apr 27 2020. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Calluna. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Apr 2020. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• العربية: كالونا
• čeština: vřes
• dansk: Hedelyng-slægten
• Deutsch: Besenheide
• español: Brezo
• suomi: Kanervat
• norsk nynorsk: Røsslyngslekta
• polski: Wrzos
• slovenčina: vres
• svenska: Ljungsläktet

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