Heather

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Heather may refer to:

Plants

• The heather family, or Ericaceae, particularly:
  • Common heather or ling, Calluna vulgaris
  • Various species of the genus Cassiope
  • Various species of the genus Erica

Name

• Heather (given name)
• Heather (surname)

Arts and media

• Heathers, a 1988 film directed by Michael Lehmann
  • Heathers: The Musical, a musical by Laurence O'Keefe based on the film
  • Heathers (TV series), an upcoming television series based on the film
• Heathers (band), an acoustic singing duo from Ireland
• "Heather" (song), an unreleased song by Paul McCartney and Donovan
• "Heather", a song from fusion drummer Billy Cobham's 1974 album Crosswinds
• "Heather", a song from Patent Pending by Heavens
• "Heather", a version of the Johnny Pearson song, "Autumn Reverie", which appeared on the Carpenters album Now & Then

Places

• Heather, Leicestershire, a village in England
  • Heather Preceptory, a preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller, established in the above village
  • Heather St John's Football Club, an English football club based in the above village
• Heather, Missouri, a community in the United States

Other uses

• Heather (fabric), interwoven yarns of mixed colours producing muted greyish shades with flecks of colour
• Heather (yacht), the original name of the yacht USS Sea Gull, built in 1902
• Heather, brand name of a progestogen-only pill containing norethisterone (norethindrone)

See also

• Heath (disambiguation)
• Heather Hills (disambiguation)
• Heather Glen (disambiguation)
• Hurricane Heather