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Vaccinium uliginosum L.

Bog bilberry

source: Carl Axel Magnus Lindman (1901), publisher: Wikimedia Commons
source: Carl Axel Magnus Lindman (1901), publisher: Wikimedia Commons

Nomenclature

GrinTax Vaccinium uliginosum L.
The Plant list Vaccinium uliginosum L.
English name Bog bilberry



Crop relationship
Cowberry secundary genepool
Blueberry tertiary genepool
Bilberry same genus
Cranberry same genus
Ohelo berry same genus



FLORON data (2024)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 decreasing (25-50%)
Presence very rare
Status Red List: near threatened
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2024
© NDFF, 2024

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: most recent observation year >= 2000
  • blue: most recent observation year < 2000
  • yellow circle: not wild.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl
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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe cold- and cool temperate -zones
Asia cold- and cool temperate -zones
Africa -
North-America cold- and cool temperate -zones
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, June 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.5xkghd
Distribution data GBIF, June 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.5xkghd

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information