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St. Dabeoc's heath

Daboecia cantabrica

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Common names

17 names · 10 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Irish heath[1][2]
  • Saint Daboec's Heath[1][2]
  • St Dabeoc's Heath
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Other languages (9)
Dutch
French
  • Bruyère de Saint-Daboec[1][2]
  • Bruyère des monts Cantabriques[1][2]
Czech
  • dabécie kantabrijská[2]
Danish
Finnish
  • irlanninnummikanerva[2]
Galician
  • Queiroga maior[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Дабеция кантабрийская[2]
Slovak
  • dabécia kantábrijská[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Daboecia cantabrica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Irish heath — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Saint Daboec's Heath — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • St. Dabeoc's heath — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Bruyère de Saint-Daboec — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Bruyère des monts Cantabriques — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Ierse hei — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Kruiphei — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Urze-irlandesa — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Urze-minhota — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
[2] Daboecia cantabrica — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Irish heath — results[24].names[5]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Saint Daboec's Heath — results[24].names[2]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • St. Dabeoc's heath — results[24].names[1]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Bruyère de Saint-Daboec — results[24].names[6]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Bruyère des monts Cantabriques — results[24].names[7]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Ierse hei — results[24].names[9]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Kruiphei — results[24].names[8]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Urze-irlandesa — results[24].names[4]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Urze-minhota — results[24].names[3]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • dabécie kantabrijská — results[24].names[10]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Queiroga maior — results[24].names[11]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Irsk lyng — results[24].names[12]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • Дабеция кантабрийская — results[24].names[13]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • irlanninnummikanerva — results[24].names[14]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
  • dabécia kantábrijská — results[24].names[15]; taxon id 371651; Daboecia cantabrica.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Ericaceae

Genus-level classification for Daboecia; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
W. France to NW. Portugal.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

St Dabeoc's Heath (Daboecia cantabrica) is a shrub. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Daboecia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 623589; ID 3Z7Z; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Daboecia cantabrica — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1368868; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1317897, 1317898, 1317899

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.