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Common Heather
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Calluna.
Calluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genusCalluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is a low-growing evergreenshrub growing to 20 to 50 centimetres (8 to 20 in) tall, or rarely to 1 metre (40 in) and taller, and is found widely in Europe and Asia Minor on acidic soils in open sunny situations and in moderate shade.