Heath Noun Definition And Synonyms

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Any of various low-growing shrubs of the genera Erica or Calluna, as heather, common on such land. An extensive tract of uncultivated open land covered with herbage and low shrubs; a moor. A tract of open wasteland, esp. in the British Isles, covered with heather, low shrubs, etc.; moor. Designating a family of dicotyledonous woody shrubs and small trees, including the blueberry, mountain laurel, and rhododendrons. Heath is open land with low growing grasses and plants. If you travel to England, you can drive out in the countryside to see the heath that you've read about in novels.

The recolonising tree species will depend on what is available as the local seed source, and thus it may not reflect the natural vegetation before the heathland became established. Heaths are widespread worldwide but are fast disappearing and considered a rare habitat in Europe. Extensive heath communities can also be found in the California chaparral, New Caledonia, central Chile, and along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.