Ericaceae FAMILY

Calluna vulgaris

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Calluna vulgaris is a much-branched, straggly, evergreen shrub growing 20 - 60cm tall, exceptionally to 90cm[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The plant has a wide range of traditional uses, being harvested from the wild for use as a medicine, food and source of materials

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Norway to Spain, east to eastern Siberia and Turkey; N. Africa - Macaronesia, Morocco

HabitatAcid soils in open woodlands, moors and marshy ground[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. ]. Often the dominant plant on well-drained acid moors and heaths[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].