Weed profile: Heather
Heather
Heather
Calluna vulgaris
Also known as red heath, Scotch heather or ling, Calluna vulgaris grows on poor undeveloped grassland on acid soils, and prefers frost flats, scrub and higher tussock grasslands where the winters are cold. Although C. vulgaris seedlings are very small and easily outcompeted by grasses, as a mature plant it forms a dense canopy which can reduce species diversity in sensitive open upland habitats.
Status
- National Environmental Alert List weed (definition)