Vaccinium myrtillus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q5413585
Vaccinium myrtillus
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Vaccinium myrtillus

Summary

Vaccinium myrtillus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,619 views/month, #1,201 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vaccinium myrtillus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is classified within Vaccinium sect. Myrtillus[5].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's scientific name is Vaccinium myrtillus[6].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is a type of Calcifuge[7].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is used for food[9].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's Commons category is recorded as Vaccinium myrtillus[10].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vaccinium myrtillus[11].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's Commons gallery is recorded as Vaccinium myrtillus[12].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 57(3)[14].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41040[15].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's this taxon is source of is recorded as bilberry[16].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's this taxon is source of is recorded as European blueberry[17].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. myrtillus'}[18].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Heidelbeere'}[19].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'arándano'}[20].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'whortleberry'}[21].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwe bosbes'}[22].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'brusnice borůvka'}[23].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'blauwe bosbes'}[24].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'myrtille commune'}[25].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bilberry'}[26].
  • Vaccinium myrtillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blaubeere, Heidelbeere'}[27].

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Classification

Vaccinium myrtillus's scientific name is Vaccinium myrtillus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Vaccinium sect. Myrtillus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Heidelbeere'}[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'arándano'}[20], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'whortleberry'}[21], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Blauwe bosbes'}[22], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'brusnice borůvka'}[23], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'myrtille commune'}[25].

Identifiers

Vaccinium myrtillus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 127029[28]. Vaccinium myrtillus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 180763[29]. Vaccinium myrtillus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 583633[30]. Vaccinium myrtillus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2882833[31]. Vaccinium myrtillus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 23605[32].

Why It Matters

Vaccinium myrtillus ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,619 views/month, #1,201 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Heidelbeere'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'arándano'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'whortleberry'} +15
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  2. 18d ago · TadejM · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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