Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull, 1808 33% complete

Heather

Brit. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 114 (1808)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Hull No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Brit. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 114 (1808) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1808 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Heather No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, Europe to C. Siberia, N. Morocco No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 21 cm
  • 20.6 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 72 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 37, 45, 68, 76, 86, 88, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 708, 789, 818, 897, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 20.6 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 72 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 37, 45, 68, 76, 86, 88, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 708, 789, 818, 897, 898, 918
  • Superseded 20.6 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 72 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 37, 45, 68, 76, 86, 88, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 708, 789, 818, 897, 898, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 580, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 580, 918
  • Superseded chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 350, 500, 580, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape capsule
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Maximum height 95 cm
  • 95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 37, 45, 68, 76, 86, 88, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 708, 789, 818, 897, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 37, 45, 68, 76, 86, 88, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 708, 789, 818, 897, 898, 918
  • Superseded 95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 37, 45, 68, 76, 86, 88, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 310, 468, 500, 708, 789, 818, 897, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jul, aug, sep
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 45, 174
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 45, 174
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 45, 174
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 37, 48, 71, 86, 178, 432, 460, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 37, 48, 71, 86, 178, 432, 460, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 37, 48, 71, 86, 178, 432, 460, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 53 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 130, 444, 445, 822
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 53 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 130, 444, 445, 822
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 53 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 67, 71, 89, 130, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Soil nutriments empty
  • 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 38 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 38 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 27 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 818, 898
  • Superseded 38 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 27 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 37, 818, 898
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 36.2 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 88, 412, 468, 789
  • Superseded 36.2 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 76, 88, 412, 468, 789
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded ornamental, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68
  • Superseded ornamental, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68
Not on the record
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174
  • Superseded seed, vegetative · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record