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Range
This heather is common throughout the British Isles, but becomes scarce in the English Midlands and has undergone a severe decline in southern England (3). It occurs throughout western Europe, reaching as far north as Norway and east to northern Italy (2).
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Habitat
Occurs on the drier heaths on thin, acidic or peaty soils and in Scot’s pine (Pinus sylvestris) or oak (Quercus) woodlands with open canopies (3). Tends not to be found in wetter places (5).
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