Taxonomy : Fam. Ericaceae// Genus: Vaccinium // Species: Vaccinium myrtillus L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Greenland, Temperate Eurasia, West Canada to Northwest and West Central U.S.A. according to the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: In the Osogovo region it is found in the subalpine belt – edges and clearings of European beech forests, Pteridium aquilinum fields, meadows and pastures.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Vaccinium myrtillus – habit in habitat. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – habit in habitat. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – flower and developing fruits. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – developing fruits. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – plant base. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – plant base. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – stems. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – stems. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – woody stems. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – plant with fruits. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – fruits. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – fruit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – fruit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 03.07.2028. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus -habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus -habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – ripe fruit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – fruit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – fruit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vaccinium myrtillus – branches with leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. References:
Vaccinium myrtillus L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30006039-2 [Accessed 26.07.2021].
Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Last update: 04.12.2022.
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