Taxon: Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.

Summary

Genus:

Vaccinium

Section:

Vitis-Idaea

Family:

Ericaceae

Subfamily:

Vaccinioideae

Tribe:

Vaccinieae

Nomen number:

41069

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:351. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

01/14/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. subsp. vitis-idaea
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. var. vitis-idaea

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. subsp. minus (Lodd. et al.) Hultén
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. var. minus Lodd. et al.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Ballington, J. R. 2009. The role of interspecific hybridization in blueberry improvement. Acta Hort. 810:49-60.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Garkava-Gustavsson, L. et al. 2005. RAPD-based analysis of genetic diversity and selection of lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) material for ex-situ conservation. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 52:723-735. Note: this study recognized two subspecies: minus and vitis-idaea
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Personal Care Products Council. INCI
Persson, H. A. & B. A. Gustavsson. 2001. The extent of clonality and genetic diversity in lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) revealed by RAPDs and leaf-shape analysis. Molec. Ecol. 10:1385-1397.
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Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	SEQ	CITATION
English	alpine cranberry	1	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
English	cowberry	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	foxberry	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	lingberry	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	lingen	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	lingenberry	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	lingon	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	lingonberry	1	Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
English	mountain cranberry	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	partridge-berry	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	rock cranberry	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
French	airelle vigne-d'Ida	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
German	Preiselbeere	2	Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Japanese Rōmaji	kokemomo	2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedish	lingon	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Swedish	polarlingon	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native			Romania
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaido
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Monggol
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kemerovo
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kurgan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Novosibirsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Omsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tomsk
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tuva
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey		n.e.
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	Moldova
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	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
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	Ireland
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	Serbia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland
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	Quebec
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	St. Pierre and Miquelon
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	n.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territory
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon Territory
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

REGION:

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (n.e.)
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Gorno-Altay, Chita, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk, Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tuva, Tyumen, Yakutia-Sakha]
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East], Russian Federation [Kurile Islands]
CHINA: China [Heilongjiang, Jilin, Nei Monggol, Shanxi, Xinjiang]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec], St. Pierre and Miquelon
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Saskatchewan]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire (n.), Vermont (n.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota (n.), Wisconsin]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Human food	fruit	Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Medicines	folklore	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41069. Accessed 22 November 2024.