Vaccinium myrtillus L.
(Bilberry)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
Genus	Vaccinium (bilberries and cranberries)
Family	ERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
Order	ERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Vaccinium myrtillus is also a member of:
Woody plants - subshrubs (via Ericaceae)
Broadleaved shrubs - broadleaved shrubs (via Ericaceae)
Endomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs - endomycorrhizal or endotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs (via Ericaceae)
Endomycorrhizal trees and shrubs - endomycorrhizal or endotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs (via Endomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Broadleaved trees and shrubs - broadleaved trees and shrubs (via Endomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Xylophytes - broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers (via Broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Endomycorrhizal plants - plants that form endomycorrhiza (via Endomycorrhizal trees and shrubs)
Trees and shrubs - trees and shrubs, including conifers (via Endomycorrhizal trees and shrubs)
Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants - trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers (via Broadleaved shrubs)

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

2: Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
10 Jun 2001	OSGR: SU56	51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England


3: Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
16 Apr 1974	OSGR: SD77	54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W	Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64)	England


4: Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)
31 Jul 1971	OSGR: SX56	50° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W	Vice County: South Devon (VC 3)	England

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

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 47 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

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