Heather

Heather is the common name for various 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

Heather may also refer to:

• Heather, Leicestershire, a village in England
• Heather (fabric), interwoven yarns of mixed colours producing muted greyish shades with flecks of colour
• Heather (name), a popular given name for girls
• Heather (yacht), the original name of the yacht USS Sea Gull, built in 1902
• Heathers, a 1989 film directed by Michael Lehmann
  • Heathers (musical), a musical by Laurence O'Keefe
• 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