heath vs muskeg

heath

noun
  • A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. 

  • Many of the species in the genus Cassiope 

  • Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae. 

  • Both species in the genus Daboecia 

  • Any of the species in the genus Leucopogon, beard heath 

  • Coenonympha pamphilus, native to Europe, Asia except tropical India and Indochina, and Northern Africa, the small heath 

  • Many of the species in the genus Erica 

  • Coenonympha tullia, native to Europe, Asia except tropical India and Indochina, and North America, the large heath 

  • Any of the species in the genus Epacris, Australian heath 

  • Any of the species in the genus Phyllodoce, mountain heath 

  • Semiothisa clathrata, a moth known as the latticed heath 

  • Melitaea athalia, the heath fritillary 

muskeg

noun
  • A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce. 

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