Alpine Bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum L.
Vaccinium uliginosum is a flowering plant in the Ericaceae family, native to regions including Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and parts of Europe. It is commonly known as Alpine Bilberry and was first published in 1753. The species is edible and part of the genus Vaccinium.
Description
Vaccinium uliginosum is found in Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and several Canadian provinces, as well as in parts of Europe such as Portugal, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. It belongs to the Ericaceae family and was described by Linnaeus in 1753. The species has been the subject of taxonomic discussion, including a proposal by Jarvis in 1992 for its conserved type status, though this was later deemed unnecessary. Commonly known as Alpine Bilberry, it is an edible plant and is part of the Vaccinium genus.
Other common names
Alpine BilberryBog BilberryBog BlueberryNorthern BilberryTundra BilberryWestern-Huckleberrybog Whortleberry
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Portugal Continental · DK · FI · IS · NO · SE · Flanders · Vermont-US · Berg · Bærum · Etnedal · Hemne · Sauherad · Trøgstad
Synonyms
Myrtillus uliginosusMyrtillus uliginosaMyrtillus grandisVaccinium gaultherioidesVaccinium occidentaleVaccinium uliginosum subsp. pubescensVaccinium uliginosum subsp. gaultherioidesVaccinium uliginosum subsp. occidentaleVaccinium uliginosum var. occidentaleVaccinium pedrisVaccinium pubescensVaccinium uliginosum var. pedrisVaccinium uliginosum var. pubescensVaccinium uliginosum f. pubescensVaccinium uliginosum var. gaultherioidesMyrtillus uliginosus var. pubescens
