| Author | (L.) Hull | |
| Distribution | Collected 3 times in NC as escapes from cultivation: in 1910 and 1975 in Macon County, and also from Watauga County (specimen at SERNEC without image or label data). Specimens from Buncombe County are from cultivated plants.
Native of Europe and western Asia; in N.A. Newf. to VT and MI, south to NC and WV; also B.C. | |
| Abundance | Very rare, and escaped only to the Mountains. Last collected in 1975. | |
| Habitat | Vacant lot (Macon Co.), no data (Watauga Co.). | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting July-August. | |
| Identification | Scotch Heather is a perennial, short shrub 1-2 feet tall. In gestalt it resembles a mini-juniper or cedar. The branches are strongly ascending and clothed with very short, linear, blunt leaves. In flower it is essentially covered with small, pink, bell-shaped flowers. It is unlikely to be confused with any other NC plant. | |
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| State Rank | SE * | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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| USACE-agcp | FAC link |
| USACE-emp | FAC link |
