Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusCalluna
Scientific name with authorshipCalluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calluna alpestris Gand., 1884Calluna atlantica Seem.Calluna belezeana Rouy, 1895Calluna beleziana RouyCalluna brumalis Gand., 1884Calluna ciliaris SchurCalluna elegantissima SennenCalluna erica DC.Calluna erica var. condensata (Lamotte) RouyCalluna erica var. hirsuta (K.F.Waitz) RouyCalluna genuina DucommunCalluna hirsuta GrayCalluna olbiensis A.AlbertCalluna oviformis Gand., 1875Calluna pyrenaica Gand., 1884Calluna sagittifolia (Stokes) GrayCalluna sagittifolia var. hirsuta (K.F.Waitz) GrayCalluna sancta Gand., 1884Calluna vulgaris Salisb., 1802Calluna vulgaris f. alba (G.Don) Braun-Blanq.Calluna vulgaris f. alba (Weston) RehderCalluna vulgaris f. albiflora (Michot) GeerinckCalluna vulgaris f. albiflora W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. albopurpurea W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. alboviolacea W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. alportii (G.Kirchn.) W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. apetala J.T.JansenCalluna vulgaris f. argentea W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. atrorubens (Loudon) RehderCalluna vulgaris f. aurea (G.Don) W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. autumnalis W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. bealeae W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. bicolor W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. brachysepala J.T.JansenCalluna vulgaris f. campanulata W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. chlorostachys J.T.JansenCalluna vulgaris f. clistanthes J.T.JansenCalluna vulgaris f. compressa W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. cuprea (Bean) W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. decumbens (G.Don) W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. diplocalyx J.T.JansenCalluna vulgaris f. elegantissima (Sennen) W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. erecta W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. foxii (Bean) RehderCalluna vulgaris f. grandiflora W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. gynodioeca W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. hammondii (Bean) RehderCalluna vulgaris f. hiemalis W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. humilis ZubíaCalluna vulgaris f. incana W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. lutescens W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. microphylla W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. minima W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. monstrosa W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. multibracteata J.T.JansenCalluna vulgaris f. multicolor W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. multiplex W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. nana (G.Kirchn.) W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. pallens W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. parviflora W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. patula W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. pauciflora W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. pilosa W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. plena (K.F.Waitz) RehderCalluna vulgaris f. plena W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. polypetala W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. polysepala J.T.JansenCalluna vulgaris f. praecox W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. purpurea (G.Don) Braun-Blanq.Calluna vulgaris f. rhodostachys W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. rigida W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. searlei (H.Fraser) RehderCalluna vulgaris f. serotina (Loudon) RehderCalluna vulgaris f. stricta W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. terminalis J.T.JansenCalluna vulgaris f. variegata (Regel) W.Beij.Calluna vulgaris f. versicolor H.Lindb.Calluna vulgaris f. versicolor H.Lindb. ex HiitonenCalluna vulgaris subsp. elegantissima (Sennen) MateoCalluna vulgaris var. alba G.DonCalluna vulgaris var. albiflora MichotCalluna vulgaris var. alportii G.Kirchn.Calluna vulgaris var. atrorubens LoudonCalluna vulgaris var. aurea G.DonCalluna vulgaris var. ciliaris (Schübl. & G.Martens) DöllCalluna vulgaris var. condensata LamotteCalluna vulgaris var. cuprea BeanCalluna vulgaris var. decumbens G.DonCalluna vulgaris var. foxii BeanCalluna vulgaris var. glabra Neilr.Calluna vulgaris var. hammondii BeanCalluna vulgaris var. hirsuta (Gray) RouyCalluna vulgaris var. hirsuta (K.F.Waitz) GrayCalluna vulgaris var. incana Rchb.fil.Calluna vulgaris var. nana G.Kirchn.Calluna vulgaris var. patula RouyCalluna vulgaris var. prostrata G.Kirchn.Calluna vulgaris var. pubens Rabenh.Calluna vulgaris var. pubescens (Lam.) W.D.J.KochCalluna vulgaris var. pubescens Boreau
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier327305-1
Use codesEU IF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.