Calluna

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Calluna' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/calluna/). Accessed 2024-03-29.

Family

  • Ericaceae

Species in genus

Glossary

calyx
(pl. calyces) Outer whorl of the perianth. Composed of several sepals.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Calluna' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/calluna/). Accessed 2024-03-29.

A monotypic genus, differing from Erica in the large, coloured calyx with four tiny bracts at the base, forming an apparent outer calyx.