Calluna vulgaris
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Summary
Calluna vulgaris is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,547 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Flower of the Year Campaign in Germany[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- Parent taxon: Calluna[5]
- Taxon name: Calluna vulgaris[6]
- Commons category: Calluna vulgaris[7]
- Has basionym: Erica vulgaris[8]
- Commons gallery: Calluna vulgaris[9]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Ботанический словарь[11], Flora URSS[12], British Flora, or a Linnaean Arrangement of British Plants[13], North American Flora[14], Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis[15], Flora Rossica sive Enumeratio Plantarum in Totius Imperii Rossici Provinciis Europaeis, Asiaticis, et Americanis Hucusque Observatarum[16], Flora Orientalis[17], Q114268958[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[19]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8605[20]
- This taxon is source of: callunene[21]
- Short name: C. vulgaris[22]
- Taxon common name: Heidekraut[23], Heather[24], Struikhei[25], vřes obecný[26], mărtăloagă[27], callune[28], kangaskanerva[29], Scotch Heather[30], Scottish Heather[31], ling[32], 帚石南[33], argaña[34], beriza[35], carrizu[36]
- Different from: Wrzos, Masovian Voivodeship[37]
- Habitat: heath[38], bog[39], dune[40], smell of burning[41], pine forest[42]
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Identifiers
Calluna vulgaris's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 119450[43]. Calluna vulgaris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13385[44]. Calluna vulgaris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 583611[45]. Calluna vulgaris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2882482[46]. Calluna vulgaris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 23634[47].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Calluna vulgaris include Wrzeszcz[48], a quarter[49], in Poland[50] and International Day of Argania[51], a world day[52], founded in 2021[53].
Why It Matters
Calluna vulgaris has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 136 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Wrzeszcz[48], a quarter[49], in Poland[50] and International Day of Argania[51], a world day[52], founded in 2021[53].
FAQs
What awards did Calluna vulgaris receive?
Honors received include Flower of the Year Campaign in Germany[3].