Calluna vulgaris

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q26615
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Calluna vulgaris

Summary

Calluna vulgaris is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,538 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calluna vulgaris received the Flower of the Year Campaign in Germany[3].
  • Calluna vulgaris's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Calluna vulgaris is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Calluna vulgaris belongs to the parent taxon Calluna[6].
  • Calluna vulgaris's scientific name is Calluna vulgaris[7].
  • Calluna vulgaris's Commons category is recorded as Calluna vulgaris[8].
  • Calluna vulgaris's has basionym is recorded as Erica vulgaris[9].
  • Calluna vulgaris's Commons gallery is recorded as Calluna vulgaris[10].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[12].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as Flora URSS[13].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as British Flora, or a Linnaean Arrangement of British Plants[14].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as North American Flora[15].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis[16].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as Flora Rossica sive Enumeratio Plantarum in Totius Imperii Rossici Provinciis Europaeis, Asiaticis, et Americanis Hucusque Observatarum[17].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as Flora Orientalis[18].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as Q114268958[19].
  • Calluna vulgaris's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[20].
  • Calluna vulgaris's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8605[21].
  • Calluna vulgaris's this taxon is source of is recorded as callunene[22].
  • Calluna vulgaris's short name is recorded as C. vulgaris[23].
  • Calluna vulgaris is commonly known as Heidekraut[24].
  • Calluna vulgaris is commonly known as Heather[25].
  • Calluna vulgaris is commonly known as Struikhei[26].
  • Calluna vulgaris is commonly known as vřes obecný[27].

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Classification

Calluna vulgaris's scientific name is Calluna vulgaris[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Calluna[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Heidekraut[24], Heather[25], Struikhei[26], vřes obecný[27], mărtăloagă[28], and callune[29].

Identifiers

Calluna vulgaris's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 119450[30]. Calluna vulgaris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13385[31]. Calluna vulgaris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 583611[32]. Calluna vulgaris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2882482[33]. Calluna vulgaris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 23634[34].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Calluna vulgaris include Wrzeszcz[35], a quarter[36], in Poland[37] and International Day of Argania[38], a world day[39], founded in 2021[40].

Why It Matters

Calluna vulgaris ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,538 views/month, #1,545 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 136 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Wrzeszcz[35], a quarter[36], in Poland[37] and International Day of Argania[38], a world day[39], founded in 2021[40].

FAQs

What awards did Calluna vulgaris receive?

Honors received include Flower of the Year Campaign in Germany[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Parent taxon → Calluna
    This taxon is source of → callunene
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Q19133013, Flora URSS +7
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