Bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Vaccinium myrtillus
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, North America
- Habitat
- Forest, Mountains
- Form
- Shrub
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- Food, Medicine
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Unlike cultivated blueberries, its berries are dark purple all the way through and stain fingers and lips.
- Its fine roots partner with a special kind of fungus, which helps it grow on poor, acidic soil.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q5413585 · All plants · All entries