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Vaccinium uliginosum L.

Bog bilberry

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
Vaccinium crops	same genus

FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity	native
Trend since 1950	decreasing (25-50%)
Presence	very rare
Status	Red List: near threatened
Legal protection	unlisted

Conservation in the Netherlands

A) In protected areas per province

For subareas the link to the larger area is provided.

a = actually present, p = possible
(see: About CWRnl / Methodology)

Friesland

Ameland (SBB [p])
Terschelling (SBB [a])
Vlieland (SBB [a])

Gelderland

Aalten (SBB [p])
Korenburgerveen (NM [a])
Mentink (NM [p])
Rekken (SBB [a])
Winterswijk (SBB [p])

Overijssel

Haaksbergerveen (SBB [a])

B) In genebank

CGN: no material

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

red: locations of presence
green: management type maps with areas that qualify for financial support (largely representing the Dutch network of protected areas). Protected water areas are not shown (IJsselmeer, Markermeer and all Frisian lakes, Randmeren & Vechtplassen).

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lower map:

green: distribution area
original larger map at wilde-planten.nl

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	-

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.

Optimistic scenario

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

Pessimistic scenario

Additional information

The Netherlands: Verspreidingsatlas.nl (FLORON), Soortenbank.nl (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), NL Soortenregister (Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Belgium: wilde-planten.nl (native and naturalized plant species in The Nederlands and Belgium; K.M. Dijkstra)
Germany: FloraWeb.de (Wildpflanzen und Vegetation Deutschlands; Bundesamt für Naturschutz)
UK: Ecological Flora of the British Isles (Univ. of York)
France: Tela-Botanica.org (La botanique francophone)
Spain: Anthos.es (in tab 'Searches' select button 'Search including synonyms'. Then select the taxon to be mapped.)
Italy: Flora Italiana
EOL.org (Encyclopedia of Life)