Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Ericales > Family Ericaceae > Genus Calluna

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CallunaSalisb.accepted genus name
Ericodes Fabr. heterotypic synonym

Species group names

Erica vulgaris L. basionym
Erica vulgaris L. homotypic synonym
Ericodes vulgaris (L.) Merino homotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Aragonese: brécol; brezo; yerba del riñón sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Asturian: berezu tal; brezo; carquexa; cotorru; gareña; gorbiza; gorbizo; queiriño; queiroga; urcias sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Bulgarian: Калуна sources: Bulgarian PESI focal point
 Catalan: brécol; brinzes; brócal; bronsa; brosa; brossa; bruc; bruc petets; bruch; brug; bruga; bruguerola; bruza; carrasella; cipell; salabruga; sap; xerpó sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Dutch: Struikhei sources: Dutch Species Register
 English: Heather (Ling) sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 English-United States: Heather; Heather (Ling) sources: Charles Hussey
 Euskera: aiñarr; ainarra; ainarra arrunt; añara; elhar; elharri; giñarr; ilaurri; illar; illarr; iñar; iñarr; kiñarr; txilarra; txillarr; zuricachá sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Galician: bañiza; barba-do-monte; carpaza a urce pequeña; carpaza branca; carpaza readiga; carpazo; carpazo molar; carrapata; carrasca mansa; carrasca monteira; carrasca riadega; carrasquiña; chiotas; cola; Fraoch; Fraoch mór; gamo; gaucella; gorveza; melga; mogariça; mongariça; queiriño; queiroa fina; queirua; queirúa; queiruga de cruz; quiroa; quiroga; quiruga de cruz; rapa; torbo; torga-quebra-panelas; tuérgano; urce do monte; urce rastreiro; urze; urze do monte; urze-do-monte; uz montés sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 High Aragonese: biércol; brécol; broc; brócal; bruco; brueco sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Irish: Fraoch; Fraoch mór sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Majorcan: bruc sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Norwegian Bokmål: røsslyng
 Norwegian Nynorsk: røsslyng
 Portuguese: barba-do-mato; barba-do-monte; carrasca; carrasquinha; carroucha; chiroga; magoriça; magurice; mogariça; mongariça; quebra-panelas; queirúa; queiruga; quiroa; quiroga; rapa; torga ordinaria; torga ordinária; torga-ordinária; torga-quebra-panelas; urce ordinaria; urze-do-monte; uz montés sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Spanish, Castillian: azuleja; bercol; bércol; berecilla; berezo negro; bermeja; berozo; bierco; biercol merino; biércol merino; brecinilla; brécol; brezo común; brezo de lastra; bruga; bruza; charliza; cherliz; chupe; escobas de brecina; escobas mogarizas; ganzo; garbeña; gato; orbezo; perrito; pica la miel; queiriño; quirihuela; quiroga; quírola; reguarno; reguazno; sardino; tanarro; uces; urcias; urcina sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Swedish: ljung
 Turkish: Supurge calisi
 Valencian: biercol; brécol; brócal; bruch; bruguerola sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Welsh: grug; Grug y Mêl

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Hull, Brit. Fl., ed. 2. 1808.

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Citation

Valdés, B.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Ericaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=77B699AA-2DDB-4486-BFE1-09DB165610E1

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2009-10-12 by Valdés, B.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Ericaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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