LING 



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Ckrysotoxum, Melithreptus, Syritta, Sericomyia, Cheilosia, SyrpJms, 

 Thysanoptera, Thrips. 



The capsule is divided into septa, and when dry these break off 

 and the seeds fall out or are blown away. 



Ling is essentially a peat-loving plant growing on a humus soil. 



Three beetles, Ceuthorhynchus erica, Stenus lustrator, Liiperus 

 ftavipes-, Thrips erica, a Thysanopterous insect; Lepidoptera, Emperor 



LING (Calluna vulgaris, Hull) 



Moth (Saturnia carpini), True Lover's Knot (Agrotis porphyrea], 

 Narro\\ r - winged Pug {Eupithecia nanata), Feathered Footman (Eulepia 

 grammica), Speckled Footman (E. cribrum\ Light Knot - grass 

 {A crony eta menyanthidis], Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta 

 myrtilli\, Heteroptera, Camptobrochis pustulatus, Eroticoris rufescens, 

 Sehirus biguttatus, Capsus scutellaris\ Homoptera, Alopa reticulata, 

 Thamnotettix stridulella, Dicraneura aureola, feed on Heather. 



Calhina is from the Greek calluno, I cleanse, as with the brooms 

 made of it; and the second Latin name refers to its common occurrence. 



Ling is also called Basam, Bend, Bent, Bream, Broom, Cat-heather, 

 Dog-heather, Gowlins, Grig, Griglans, Hadder, Hather, Heath, Dog, 

 Long, Red, and Small Heath, Heather, He Heather, Heth, Black 



