Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
(Cowberry)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry)
GenusVaccinium (bilberries and cranberries)
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry) :
1: Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry)
1 Jul 2008 OSGR: SE89 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
in flower
Image 1: Flowers and foliage - close-upImage 2: Flowers - close-upImage 3: Flowers - close-up (2)Image 4: FoliageImage 5: Foliage and flowersImage 6: Leaf - mature - top surface - close-up - white backgroundImage 7: Leaf - mature - under surface - close-up - white backgroundImage 8: Leaf - young - top surface - close-up - white backgroundImage 9: Leaf - young - under surface - close-upImage 10: Leaf - young - under surface - close-up (2)Image 11: Leafy shoot - top view - white backgroundImage 12: Leafy shoot - underside view - white backgroundImage 13: Leaf - young - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Leaf - young - under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry)
25 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH91 57° 10’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
Image 1: Fruits - end view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Fruits - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Fruits - side view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Inflorescence and leaf - underside - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Inflorescence and leaf - underside - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Inflorescence - face view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Inflorescence - face view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Inflorescence - front view - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Inflorescence - side view - close-up - enlarged
3: Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry)
20 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH90 57° 10’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
in fruit on edge of Pine woodland
Image 1: Fruiting branchImage 2: Fruiting branch - close-upImage 3: In situImage 4: In situ (2)Image 5: Plant - close-upImage 6: Berries - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Berry - LS - enlargedImage 8: Berry - TS - enlargedImage 9: Leaf - upperside - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Leaf - underside - close-up - enlarged

Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 33 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry)
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