| Lingonberry | |
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| Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. vitis-idaea surrounded by reindeer lichen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Vaccinium |
| Species: | V. vitis-idaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. 1753
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Synonymy
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea is a small evergreen shrub in the heath family Ericaceae, known colloquially as the lingonberry, partridgeberry,[a] foxberry, mountain cranberry, or cowberry. It is native to boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere, including Eurasia and North America. Commercially cultivated in the United States Pacific Northwest[4] and the Netherlands,[5] the edible berries are also picked in the wild and used in various dishes, especially in Nordic cuisine.[6]
- ^ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Vaccinium vitis-idaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18748884A78457217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T18748884A78457217.en. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Vaccinium vitis-idaea. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. The Plant List, www.theplantlist.org
- ^ "Economic Evaluation of Lingonberry Production in Oregon" "Oregon State University Extension Service" Dec 2003 [1]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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