Calluna

GENUS

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderEricales
5. FamilyEricaceae

Native toAustria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland

Observations recorded1,124,723

Calluna es un pequeño género monotípico de plantas fanerógamas pertenecientes a la familia Ericaceae. Su única especie, Calluna vulgaris, es natural de Europa, norte de África y América donde crece en terrenos estériles y ácidos como turberas y landas. Popularmente se le llama brecina, brezo o biércol.

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• Calluna vulgaris as a Valuable Source of Bioactive Compounds: Exploring Its Phytochemical Profile, Biological Activities and Apitherapeutic Potential.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
• Sarcoidosis: a state-of-the-art review.The European respiratory journal · 2026
• Reply.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024
• Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull: chemical characterization, evaluation of its bioactive properties and effect on the vaginal microbiota.Food & function · 2019
• Heather (Calluna vulgaris) supplementation does not reduce trapping ability of Duddingtonia flagrans in faeces of Haemonchus contortus infected lambs.Veterinary parasitology · 2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Parent taxon

Ericaceae

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