Vaccinium vitis-idaea
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Growing form
Dwarf-shrub.
Size
5–30(–50) cm high.
Stem
The stem is terete, pubescent and erect or ascending.
Leaf
The leaves are over-wintering and arranged spirally. The lamina is 8–20 mm long, entire, obovate or elongate, obtuse or moderately acute, coriaceous, green above, light-green below, with dark spots and a revolute margin.
Flower
The inflorescence is a short, dense raceme at the summit. The flowers are bisexual. The corolla is urceolate, four-lobed and white or reddish. The style is long and exceeding the corolla.
Fruit and seed
The fruit is a spherical, red, fleshy, sour berry (5–8 mm).
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
A total of ?
squares
Observations
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Species card
Checklist
MR.1
Scientific name
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Author
L.
Vernacular names
- puolukka (Finnish)
- lingon (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.38620
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
- AOV - spontaneous, old, resident
Regulatory Status
Vascular plants – SUMI Project 2022 ? Crop wild relative (CWR Priority species) ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
- 2019 LC – Least Concern
- 2010 LC – Least Concern
Expert
- Mikko Piirainen
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- MVL.343
- Berry plants
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