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Vaccinium uliginosum (bog blueberry)

Synonyms: Vaccinium uliginosum alpinum; Vaccinium uliginosum gaultherioides; Vaccinium uliginosum microphyllum; Vaccinium uliginosum pedris; Vaccinium uliginosum pubescens; Vaccinium uliginosum salicinum

Wikipedia Abstract

Vaccinium uliginosum (Bog Bilberry or Northern Bilberry) is a flowering plant in the genus Vaccinium.
View Wikipedia Record: Vaccinium uliginosum

Infraspecies

Vaccinium uliginosum subsp. occidentale

Attributes

Height [4]  19 inches (.5 m)
Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Screening - Summer [2]  Porous
Screening - Winter [2]  Porous
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [5]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [5]  Very Acid
Soil Fertility [5]  Infertile
Soil Moisture [5]  Moist
Water Use [2]  Moderate
Flower Color [2]  Purple
Foliage Color [2]  Dark Green
Fruit Color [2]  Blue
Flower Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Bloom Period [2]  Early Summer
Drought Tolerance [2]  Low
Edible [3]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Fire Tolerance [2]  High
Flower Type [3]  Hermaphrodite
Frost Free Days [2]  90 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [2]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Summer
Growth Form [2]  Multiple Stem
Growth Period [2]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [2]  Moderate
Leaf Type [3]  Deciduous
Lifespan [4]  Perennial
Pollinators [3]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Propagation [2]  Bare Root, Container, Cutting, Seed
Root Depth [2]  11 inches (30 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [2]  Slow
Seed Vigor [2]  Low
Shape/Orientation [2]  Semi-Erect
Structure [3]  Shrub
Vegetative Spread Rate [2]  Slow
View Plants For A Future Record : Vaccinium uliginosum

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Affluents du lac d'Eupen (Eupen; Raeren) 1232 Belgium  
Aniakchak National Monument National Preserve Ib 458519 Alaska, United States
Basse vallée de la Lienne (Stoumont) 979 Belgium  
Beinn a`Ghlo 19978 Scotland, United Kingdom
Beinn Dearg 34221 Scotland, United Kingdom
Ben Alder and Aonach Beag 16453 Scotland, United Kingdom
Ben Heasgarnich 6870 Scotland, United Kingdom
Ben Lawers 12423 Scotland, United Kingdom
Ben Lui 5089 Scotland, United Kingdom
Ben Nevis 23023 Scotland, United Kingdom
Ben Wyvis 13313 Scotland, United Kingdom
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Ib 2823882 Alaska, United States
Black Wood of Rannoch 2720 Scotland, United Kingdom
Caenlochan 12860 Scotland, United Kingdom
Cairngorms 142543 Scotland, United Kingdom
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands 354692 Scotland, United Kingdom
Camp militaire d'Elsenborn (Büllingen; Bütgenbach) 6324 Belgium  
Crater Lake National Park II 180091 Oregon, United States
Creag Meagaidh 15184 Scotland, United Kingdom
Denali Biosphere Reserve 1932364 Alaska, United States
Dolina Lupawy 13612 Poland  
Dolina Wieprzy i Studnicy 35457 Poland  
Drumochter Hills 23340 Scotland, United Kingdom
Fagne de la Crépale et prairies de Malempré (Lierneux; Manhay) 434 Belgium  
Fagnes de la Polleur et de Malmedy (Malmedy; Waimes) 2697 Belgium  
Fagnes de Samrée et de Tailles (Houffalize; La Roche-en-Ardenne; Vielsalm) 2126 Belgium  
Fagnes de Stavelot et vallée de l'Eau Rouge (Jalhay; Malmedy; Stavelot) 3109 Belgium  
Fannich Hills 23816 Scotland, United Kingdom
Foinaven 36684 Scotland, United Kingdom
Forêt de Freyr (Libramont-Chevigny; Sainte-Ode; Saint-Hubert; Tenneville) 7711 Belgium  
Gates of the Arctic National Park Ib 184461 Alaska, United States
Góry Kamienne 59550 Poland  
Glen Coe 7329 Scotland, United Kingdom  
Haute vallée de la Lienne (Lierneux; Manhay) 948 Belgium  
Horná Orava 145144 Slovakia  
Hoy 23474 Scotland, United Kingdom
Inverpolly 29349 Scotland, United Kingdom
Jägersburger Wald und Königsbruch bei Homburg 1599 Germany  
Jezioro Bobiecinskie 8360 Poland  
Katmai National Park and Preserve Ib 421782 Alaska, United States
Kenai Fjords National Park Ib 574822 Alaska, United States
Krähenpfuhl 10 Germany  
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Ib 386679 Alaska, United States
Loch Maree Complex 38882 Scotland, United Kingdom
Meall na Samhna 4653 Scotland, United Kingdom
Moffat Hills 7146 Scotland, United Kingdom
Monadhliath 26369 Scotland, United Kingdom
Monte Generoso 586 Italy  
Moor House – Upper Teesdale 95867 England, United Kingdom
Moorgebiet am Filzteich und Stockteich 934 Germany  
Morven and Mullachdubh 2265 Scotland, United Kingdom
Noatak Biosphere Reserve 7500143 Alaska, United States  
North Pennine Moors 254789 England, United Kingdom
Oelsiger Luch 98 Germany  
Parco Naturale Adamello 53676 Italy  
Plateau des Hautes-Fagnes (Baelen; Jalhay; Malmedy; Waimes) 9860 Belgium  
River Moriston 481 Scotland, United Kingdom
Ronas Hill – North Roe 12110 Scotland, United Kingdom  
Strathglass Complex 58277 Scotland, United Kingdom
Sunart 25320 Scotland, United Kingdom
Tingon 1407 Scotland, United Kingdom    
Torfowiska Gór Izerskich 12318 Poland  
Vallée de l'Amblève entre Montenau et Baugné (Amel; Malmedy; Waimes) 567 Belgium  
Vallée de la Helle (Baelen; Eupen; Waimes) 1878 Belgium  
Vallée de la Lembrée et affluents (Aywaille; Durbuy; Ferrières; Stoumont) 1852 Belgium  
Vallées de la Warche et du Bayehon en aval du barrage de Robertville (Malmedy; Waimes) 1140 Belgium  
Vennhochfläche bei Mützenich 79 Germany  
Wiestetal, Glindbusch, Borchelsmoor 2068 Germany  
Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve II 2196863 Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States

Ecosystems

Predators

Adelges abietis (Aphid)[6]
Aulacaspis ericacearum[7]
Bison bonasus (European bison)[8]
Bombus polaris (Bumblebee)[6]
Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse)[6]
Catharus ustulatus (Swainson's Thrush)[6]
Chionaspis salicis (black willow bark louse)[7]
Clethrionomys rufocanus (gray red-backed vole)[9]
Clethrionomys rutilus (northern red-backed vole)[6]
Corvus corax (Northern Raven)[6]
Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (European fruit scale)[7]
Eriococcus baldonensis[7]
Eriococcus uvaeursi (Linnaeus' felt scale)[7]
Lagopus lagopus (Willow Ptarmigan)[6]
Lepidosaphes ulmi (apple oystershell scale)[7]
Martes americana (American Marten)[10]
Peliococcus calluneti (heather mealybug)[7]
Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak)[6]
Poecile hudsonica (Boreal Chickadee)[6]
Ursus americanus (black bear)[10]
Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)[6]

Providers

Pollinated by 
Bombus polaris (Bumblebee)[6]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Distribution

North America;

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Kartesz J., 31-May-2012, ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons License ♦ 4PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004) ♦ 5ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999) ♦ 6Making The Forest And Tundra Wildlife Connection ♦ 7Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 8Food eaten by the free-living European bison in Białowieża Forest, Zofia GĘBCZYŃSKA, Marek GĘBCZYŃSKI and Ewa MARTYNOWICZ, Acta Theriologica 36 (3-4), 307-313, 1991. ♦ 9Analysing diet of small herbivores: the efficiency of DNA barcoding coupled with high-throughput pyrosequencing for deciphering the composition of complex plant mixtures, Eeva M Soininen, Alice Valentini, Eric Coissac, Christian Miquel, Ludovic Gielly, Christian Brochmann, Anne K Brysting, Jørn H Sønstebø, Rolf A Ims, Nigel G Yoccoz and Pierre Taberlet, Frontiers in Zoology 2009, 6:16 ♦ 10Exploring the Denali Food Web, ParkWise, National Park Service
Protected Areas provided by Natura 2000, UK data: © Crown copyright and database right [2010] All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100017955 ♦ Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators. ♦ GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway Ministry of Agriculture and Food - February 2013