Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:350. 1753
Verified:
01/14/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
| LANGUAGE | NAME | ALTERNATE NAME | SEQ | CITATION |
|---|
| English | bog bilberry | | 1 | Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. |
| English | bog blueberry | | 1 | Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. |
| English | western-huckleberry | | 1 | Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. |
| French | airelle de marécages | | 2 | FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. |
| German | Moosbeere | | 2 | Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage |
| German | Rauschbeere | | 2 | Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage |
| Japanese Rōmaji | kuromamenoki | | 2 | Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. |
| Swedish | odon | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info |
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Heilongjiang Sheng | n. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Jilin Sheng | s. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Nei Mongol Zizhiqu | n.e. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Hokkaidô | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | c. & n. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Korea | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Mongolia | Mongolia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation-Far East | Far East | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia | Eastern Siberia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Western Siberia | Western Siberia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | n. |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Belarus | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Estonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Latvia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Lithuania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Iceland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | New Brunswick | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Prince Edward Island | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Québec | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | St. Pierre and Miquelon | | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | n. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | n. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | n. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | n. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Idaho | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Montana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | w. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | n. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Nevada | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | n. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Northwest Territories | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Yukon | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Greenland | | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | United States | Alaska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Manitoba | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Nunavut | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Saskatchewan | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey (n.)
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CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
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MONGOLIA:
Mongolia
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RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
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CHINA:
China [Heilongjiang Sheng (n.), Jilin Sheng (s.), Nei Mongol Zizhiqu (n.e.)]
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EASTERN ASIA:
Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu (c. & n.)]
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France
Northern America
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador], St. Pierre and Miquelon
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, Nunavut]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Maine, Michigan (n.), New Hampshire (n.), New York (n.), Vermont (n.)]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Minnesota]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming (w.)]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California (n.), Nevada, Utah (n.)]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Human food | fruit | | Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. |
| Human food | fruit | | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2022. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41063.
Accessed 20 March 2022.