Vaccinium myrtillus

Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Vaccinium
Species: V. myrtillus
Binomial name
Vaccinium myrtillus
L.

Vaccinium myrtillus is an almost Holarctic species of shrub with edible fruit, usually simply referred to as "bilberry" or "whortleberry". It is more precidely called Common Bilberry or Blue Whortleberry, to distinguish it from its Vaccinium relatives. Other more regional names include Blaeberry, Fraughan and Hurtleberry.[1]

Vaccinium myrtillus was voted the County flower of Leeds in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife.[2]

Contents

Range

Vaccinium myrtillus is found in Europe, northern Asia, Greenland, Western Canada, and the Western United States.[3]

Uses

Fruit

Vaccinium myrtillus has been used for nearly 1,000 years in traditional European medicine. Herbal supplements of Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry) are on the market, used for circulatory problems, a vision aid, diarrhea, and other conditions.[4][5]

The bilberry fruit is commonly used to make pies and jams.[4]

Leaf

Bilberry leaf is used for different conditions, including diabetes. It is used as a medicinal plant.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Vaccinium myrtillus L., GRIN Taxonomy for Plants, citing Wiersema, J. H. & B. León (1999), World economic plants: a standard reference, and Huxley, A., ed. (1992), The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  2. ^ Plantlife website County Flowers page
  3. ^ http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VAMY2&mapType=nativity&photoID=vamy2_001_ahp.tif USDA . accessed 11.10.2010
  4. ^ a b c http://nccam.nih.gov/health/bilberry/ . accessed 8/30/2010
  5. ^ http://www.herbmed.org/herbs/Herb132.htm . accessed 8/30/2010

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