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Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Small cranberry

source: Bernd Haynold (2005), publisher Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)
source: Bernd Haynold (2005), publisher Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
The Plant list Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
English name Small cranberry

Crop relationship
Cranberry same genus

FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence relatively rare
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Verspreidingsgebied
Europe cool temperate zones
Asia cool temperate zones
Africa -
North-America 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, July 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.scdyta
Distribution data GBIF, July 2017. doi:10.15468/dl.scdyta

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information