common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Common heather is a lovely purple flower that grows in many places. It blooms in late summer and is often found in fields and on hillsides, making the landscape colorful and bright.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The common heather is a low-growing evergreen shrub with tiny, scale-like leaves packed tightly on woody stems. Its small, bell-shaped flowers, often purple or pink but sometimes white, grow in dense clusters, creating vibrant carpets across landscapes.

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common heather

Categoría

Plantas

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Datos interesantes

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Habilidades especiales

Common heather can thrive in poor, acidic soil where many other plants struggle, helping it colonize harsh landscapes.

Common heather has small, tough, overlapping leaves that help it conserve water and survive cold, windy winters.

Common heather has abundant, long-lasting flowers that provide vital nectar and pollen for bees and other insects.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 20-75 cm
Extensión: 30-80 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.2-0.4 cm
Temporada de floración: Late Summer to Autumn
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Gathers nectar and pollen from its abundant flowers.

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

A frequent visitor, helping transfer pollen between plants.

eaten by

Red deer

Cervus elaphus

Grazes on young shoots and foliage, especially in winter.

eats

Heather beetle

Lochmaea suturalis

Larvae and adult beetles feed on the leaves of heather plants.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Arbusto

Un arbusto es una planta leñosa más pequeña que un árbol, típicamente con múltiples tallos que se ramifican desde o cerca del suelo.

Floración de verano

Las plantas de floración de verano producen sus flores durante la temporada estival, a menudo aportando un color vibrante cuando muchas otras plantas ya han terminado de florecer.