Vaccinium myrtillus L.
(Bilberry)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
GenusVaccinium (bilberries and cranberries)
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) :
1: Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
Bushes growing on top of tree stumps where birds have dropped seeds
Image 1: Small bushImage 2: Small bush (2)Image 3: Small bush (3)Image 4: Small bush (4)
2: Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
10 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: In situImage 3: In situ - side viewImage 4: Leaves and immature fruitImage 5: Fruits - immatureImage 6: Leaf sprayImage 7: Leaf spraysImage 8: Leaf - upperside and under sideImage 9: Stem - magnified
3: Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
16 Apr 1974 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Flower - side view - enlarged
4: Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
31 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX56 50° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Berries - enlarged

Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 47 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
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