Vaccinium vitis-idaea L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Cowberry
🇫🇷 Airelle vigne du mont Ida, Airelle rouge, Vigne du mont Ida, Airelle du mont Ida

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Vaccinioideae
Tribe: Vaccinieae
Genus: Vaccinium
Species: Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
Red List (Global): LC Least Concern

Notes

Hybridizes with V. myrtillus L., 1753 to produce V. × intermedium Ruthe, 1834, P.

Photographs

img/vaccinium-vitis-idaea.webp — Vaccinium vitis-idaea

img/vaccinium-vitis-idaea-2.webp — Vaccinium vitis-idaea

img/vaccinium-vitis-idaea-3.webp — Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Sources

Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). Vaccinium vitis-idaea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T18748884A78457217.en
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 694). Biotope.