Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Lingonberry, Cowberry

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Common name

Lingonberry, Cowberry.

Scientific name

Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.

Conservation status and threats

Not protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Evergreen shrub. Stem is to 25 cm high. Flowering May-August [Delipavlov, 2003].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: Stara Planina, Vitosha Region, West Frontier Mountains, The Belasitsa, The Rhodopes (Western an Middle), The Rila, Sredna gora and The Pirin [Delipavlov, 2003].

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