Editing Calluna (section)

== Taxonomy ==
''Calluna'' was separated from the closely related genus ''[[Erica (plant)|Erica]]'' by [[Richard Anthony Salisbury]], who devised the generic name ''Calluna'' probably from the [[Ancient Greek language|Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|Kallýnō}} ([καλλύνω]), "beautify, sweep clean", in reference to its traditional use in [[besom]]s. The specific [[binomial nomenclature|epithet]] ''vulgaris'' is [[Latin]] for 'common'. ''Calluna'' is differentiated from ''Erica'' by its [[corolla (flower)|corolla]] and [[calyx (botany)|calyx]] each being in four parts instead of five.