Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium > Vaccinium vitis-idaeaVaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry)Synonyms: Oxycoccus vitis-idaea; Vaccinium rubrum; Vaccinium vitis-idaea f. pyricarpum; Vaccinium vitis-idaea fma; Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. genuinum; Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. major; Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. punctata; Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. punctifolia; Vaccinium vitus-idaea Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry, partridgeberry, or cowberry) is a short evergreen shrub in the heath family that bears edible fruit, native to boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America. Lingonberries are picked in the wild and used to accompany a variety of dishes in Northern Baltoscandia. Commercial cultivation is undertaken in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Affluents du lac d'Eupen (Eupen; Raeren) |
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1232 |
Belgium |
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Bassegi Zapovednik |
Ia |
93739 |
Perm, Russia |
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Bassin supérieur de l'Ourthe occidentale (Libramont-Chevigny) |
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3584 |
Belgium |
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Beinn Dearg |
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34221 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Beinn a`Ghlo |
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19978 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Belovezhskaya Pushcha Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
218515 |
Belarus |
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Ben Lawers |
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12423 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Ben Wyvis |
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13313 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve |
Ib |
2823882 |
Alaska, United States |
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Berwyn a Mynyddoedd de Clwyd/ Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains |
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67265 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Bialowieza National Park |
II |
11126 |
Poland |
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Black Wood of Rannoch |
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2720 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Bolshekhekhtsirsky Zapovednik |
Ia |
112282 |
Khabarovsk, Russia |
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Border Mires, Kielder – Butterburn |
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29286 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cairngorms |
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142543 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Cairnsmore of Fleet, Silver Flowe, and Merrick Kells Biosphere Reserve |
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8794 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands |
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354692 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Camp militaire d'Elsenborn (Büllingen; Bütgenbach) |
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6324 |
Belgium |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Carpathian Biosphere Reserve |
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144772 |
Ukraine |
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Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve |
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619089 |
Jilin, China |
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Drumochter Hills |
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23340 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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East Caithness Cliffs |
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1094 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Elenydd |
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21274 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Elk Island National Park |
II |
47171 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Fagnes de Samrée et de Tailles (Houffalize; La Roche-en-Ardenne; Vielsalm) |
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2126 |
Belgium |
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Fannich Hills |
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23816 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Forillon National Park |
II |
61010 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Gates of the Arctic National Park |
Ib |
184461 |
Alaska, United States |
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
591068 |
Alaska, United States |
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Glen Coe |
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7329 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve |
II |
366714 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Hill of Towanreef |
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4660 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Hoy |
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23474 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Ingleborough Complex |
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14256 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Inverpolly |
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29349 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Ivvavik National Park |
II |
2382752 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Katunsky Biosphere Reserve |
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393162 |
Altai, Russia |
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Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
692723 |
Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia |
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Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve |
II |
5463436 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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361480 |
Russia |
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Ladder Hills |
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10769 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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757114 |
Russia |
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Loch Maree Complex |
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38882 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Loch Moidart and Loch Shiel Woods |
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4341 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Magadansky Zapovednik |
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2332834 |
Russia |
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Mardelles d'Arbrefontaine et vallons fangeux de Fosse (Lierneux; Trois-Ponts; Vielsalm) |
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533 |
Belgium |
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Meall na Samhna |
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4653 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Migneint–Arenig–Dduallt |
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49343 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
II |
20461 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Moffat Hills |
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7146 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Monadhliath |
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26369 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Monte Generoso |
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586 |
Italy |
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Moor House – Upper Teesdale |
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95867 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moorfoot Hills |
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21001 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morven and Mullachdubh |
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2265 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Nahanni National Park Reserve |
II |
1309627 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Noatak Biosphere Reserve |
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7500143 |
Alaska, United States |
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North Harris |
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32450 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North York Moors |
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108930 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Okskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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190748 |
Russia |
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
II |
137900 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Plateau des Hautes-Fagnes (Baelen; Jalhay; Malmedy; Waimes) |
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9860 |
Belgium |
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Polar Bear Provincial Park |
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5502026 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Prince Albert National Park |
II |
976762 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Pukaskwa National Park |
II |
459860 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Rannoch Moor |
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24965 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
762028 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Roman Wall Loughs |
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1691 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Rum |
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26775 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sayano-Shushenskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
964620 |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
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Sikhote-Alinskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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978001 |
Russia |
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Simonside Hills |
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5146 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Pennine Moors |
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160577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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St Kilda |
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62932 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Strathglass Complex |
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58277 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sunart |
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25320 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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The Stiperstones and The Hollies |
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1486 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Tingon |
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1407 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Tsentral'no-Lesnoy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
62630 |
Russia |
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Tsentral'no-Sibirskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
2521510 |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
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Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina (Ubsunur Depression) Zapovednik |
Ia |
798640 |
Tuva, Russia |
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Val Caffaro |
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3059 |
Italy |
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Val Grigna |
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7099 |
Italy |
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Vallée de l'Amblève entre Montenau et Baugné (Amel; Malmedy; Waimes) |
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567 |
Belgium |
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Vallée de la Lembrée et affluents (Aywaille; Durbuy; Ferrières; Stoumont) |
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1852 |
Belgium |
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Vallées de la Warche et du Bayehon en aval du barrage de Robertville (Malmedy; Waimes) |
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1140 |
Belgium |
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Voronezhskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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95835 |
Russia |
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Vuntut National Park |
II |
1076795 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Wapusk National Park |
II |
2614324 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Winisk River Provincial Park |
II |
434735 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
II |
1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Zhuvintas Zapovednik |
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18223 |
Lithuania |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2Arnold SEJ, Faruq S, Savolainen V, McOwan PW, Chittka L, 2010 FReD: The Floral Reflectance Database — A Web Portal for Analyses of Flower Colour. PLoS ONE 5(12): e14287. ♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 4Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License♦ 5PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004) ♦ 6ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999) ♦ 7HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández ♦ 8Making The Forest And Tundra Wildlife Connection♦ 9Ecology of Commanster♦ 10Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants♦ 11Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 12Food eaten by the free-living European bison in Białowieża Forest, Zofia GĘBCZYŃSKA, Marek GĘBCZYŃSKI and Ewa MARTYNOWICZ, Acta Theriologica 36 (3-4), 307-313, 1991. ♦ 13Capra cylindricornis, Paul J. Weinberg, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 695, pp. 19 (2002) ♦ 14Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. ♦ 15Exploring the Denali Food Web, ParkWise, National Park Service ♦ 16Summer diet of the sable Martes zibellina in the Middle Yenisei taiga, Siberia, Marcin BRZEZIŃSKI, Acta Theriologica 39 (1): 103-107, 1994. ♦ 17Microtus xanthognathus, Chris J. Conroy and Joseph A. Cook, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 627, pp. 1-5 (1999) ♦ 18Analysing diet of small herbivores: the efficiency of DNA barcoding coupled with high-throughput pyrosequencing for deciphering the composition of complex plant mixtures, Eeva M Soininen, Alice Valentini, Eric Coissac, Christian Miquel, Ludovic Gielly, Christian Brochmann, Anne K Brysting, Jørn H Sønstebø, Rolf A Ims, Nigel G Yoccoz and Pierre Taberlet, Frontiers in Zoology 2009, 6:16 ♦ 19del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 20Ochotona collaris, Stephen O. MacDonald and Clyde Jones, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 281, pp. 1-4 (1987) ♦ 21Phenacomys intermedius, James A. McAllister and Robert S. Hoffman, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 305, pp. 1-8 (1988) ♦ 22Rhagoletis mendax Curran (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae), G.J. Steck, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, and J.A. Payne, USDA-ARS, Southeastern Fruit and Nut Research Laboratory, July 1998 |
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
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