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Vaccinium myrtillus (myrtle blueberry; myrtle whortleberry; whortleberry)

Synonyms: Myrtillus nigra; Vaccinium montanum; Vaccinium myrtillus var. myrtillus

Wikipedia Abstract

Vaccinium myrtillus is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, commonly called "bilberry", "whortleberry" or European blueberry. It has much in common with the American blueberry (Vaccinium cyanococcus). It is more precisely called common bilberry or blue whortleberry, to distinguish it from other Vaccinium relatives. Regional names include blaeberry, hurtleberry, huckleberry, winberry and fraughan.
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Infraspecies

Vaccinium myrtillus compactum
Vaccinium myrtillus myrtillus (Whortleberry)
Vaccinium myrtillus var. artvinense

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Bee Flower Color [2]  Blue-Green
Flower Color [2]  Red
Edible [3]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [3]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [3]  Deciduous
Lifespan [4]  Perennial
Pollinators [3]  Bees, Flies, Lepidoptera, Bats
Structure [3]  Shrub
Usage [3]  A green dye is obtained from the leaves and the fruit and is used to colour fabrics; A blue or black dye is obtained from the fruit; This can be used as an ink;
Height [3]  8 inches (0.2 m)
Width [3]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Light Preference [5]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [5]  Very Acid
Soil Fertility [5]  Infertile
Soil Moisture [5]  Moist
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External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0