Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Ericales > Family Ericaceae > Genus Vaccinium

Vaccinium myrtillus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

VacciniumL.accepted genus name
Oxycoccus Hill heterotypic synonym
Rhodococcum (Rupr.) Avrorin heterotypic synonym
Vaccinium sect. Rhodococcum Rupr. heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Aragonese: abayón; anayón; corniera; murtilo; olibetas de puerto; olivetas de puerto sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Asturian: agrandanielles; andrín; arandanal; arandanales; arandaneira; arandanera; arandaneres; arándano; arándanos; arándanu; arando; bergüétanos; ráspanu sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Catalan: anajó; anajús; avajó; avajonera; gerdera silvestre; gerdonera; gerdonera silvestre; jerdera silvestre; mirtil; nabinera; nabís; nabissera; nabiu; nabiuera; nadiu; nadius; naiet; naió; naionera; nibix; nibixera; raïm de pastor; raïms de pastor sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Dutch: Blauwe bosbes sources: Dutch Species Register
 English: Bilberry; Frochan; Whorts sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 English-United States: Bilberry; Frochan; Whorts sources: Charles Hussey
 Euskera: aabale; aabi; abi; abia; afi; ahabi; ahabia; amabia; anabia; anavia; arabi; arandeira; araño; avis; azari-mahats; azarimatz; berro-mahats; gabi; ganabia; gardincha; obi; oketa; Portugal-giñarra sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Galician: arande; arandea; arandeira; arandes; arando; arandos; camarinha; camarinheira; erva-escovinha; Fraochán; Fraochóg; herba dos arandanos; herba dos arandos; mirtilo; uva do monte; uva-do-monte sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Georgian: მთის მოცვი sources: Georgia PESI focal point
 High Aragonese: abayón; anayón; anayonera; arándano; boixerina; borrachín; murtilo; nabisera; olibetas; olibetas de puerto; ugueta; ugueta de pastor; uguetes; zorro sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Irish: Fraochán; Fraochóg sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Norwegian Bokmål: blåbær
 Norwegian Nynorsk: blåbær
 Portuguese: airella; arande; arandea; arandeira; arando; camarinha; camarinheira; herba da fame; herba dos arandos; mirtilo; myrtillo; uva de monte; uva do monte; uva-do-monte sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Spanish, Castillian: anabias; anavia; arandanera; arandano; arandaño; arandaños; arándanos; arandeira; arandilla; arando; arráspano; caramina; caramiña; manzanilleta; mirtillo; mirtilo; mirtilos; murtilo; navia; obi; olivetas de puerto; raspanera; raspaneta; raspanicera; raspaniza; ráspano negro; raspanorio; ráspanu; raspona; rasponera; uva do monte sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Swedish: blåbär
 Turkish: Yaban mersini
 Welsh: Llus; llusen

Literature

nomenclatural reference

L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Citation

Valdés, B.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Ericaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Vaccinium myrtillus L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=89A652E4-1F36-4D74-A588-EB4353EBEE37

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2009-10-12 by Valdés, B.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009): Ericaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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