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Non-scientific name:

heather

2 Accepted name(s) for "heather":

Accepted name
Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
Erica cinerea L.

8 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull flower
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Calluna vulgaris Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
Food & Med. in Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015) Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Erica cinerea Erica cinerea L. Erica cinerea L.