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Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
Cowberry
Nomenclature
| GrinTax | Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. |
| The Plant list | Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. |
| English name | Cowberry |
| Cowberry | primary genepool |
| Bilberry | secundary genepool |
| Ohelo berry | tertiary genepool |
| Blueberry | same genus |
| Cranberry | same genus |
| Indigeneity | native |
| Trend since 1950 | decreasing (25-50%) |
| Presence | common |
| Status | least concern |
| Legal protection | unlisted |
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:
- green: distribution area
- original larger map at wilde-planten.nl
| Europe | cold- and cool- temperate-zones |
| Asia | idem |
| 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
Pessimistic scenario
Additional information
- The Netherlands: Verspreidingsatlas.nl (FLORON), Soortenbank.nl (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), NL Soortenregister (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), botanischetuinen.nl/en/ (Botanical Gardens in the Netherlands)
- Belgium: waarnemingen.be, 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)
- Ireland: Flora of Ireland (National Biodiversity Data Centre)
- France: Tela-Botanica.org (La botanique francophone)
- Italy: Flora Italiana
- EOL.org (Encyclopedia of Life)
- PFAF.org (Plants For A Future)