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| − | '''''Vaccinium uliginosum''''' ('''bog bilberry''', '''bog blueberry''',<ref>{{PLANTS |id=VAUL |taxon=Vaccinium uliginosum |accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> '''northern bilberry''' or '''western blueberry'''<ref>{{Jepson eFlora|53312|Vaccinium uliginosum subsp. occidentale |first=Gary D. |last=Wallace |date=2017|access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>) is a Eurasian and North American [[flowering plant]] in the [[genus]] ''[[Vaccinium]]'' within the [[Ericaceae|heath family]].
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| − | ==Distribution==
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| − | [[File:Blueberries collected in Zakamensky district of Buryatia, Russia.jpg|thumb|Blueberries collected in [[Zakamensky District]] of [[Buryatia]], [[Russia]]]]
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| − | ''Vaccinium uliginosum'' is native to cool temperate regions of the [[Northern Hemisphere]], at low altitudes in the [[Arctic]], and at high altitudes south to the [[Pyrenees]], the [[Alps]], and the [[Caucasus]] in [[Europe]], the mountains of [[Mongolia]], northern [[China]], the [[Korean Peninsula]] and central [[Japan]] in [[Asia]], and the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] in [[California]] and the [[Rocky Mountains]] in [[Utah]] in [[North America]].<ref name=galadriel>{{eFloras|1 |family=Ericaceae |first=Sam P. |last=Vander Kloet}}</ref><ref>{{eFloras|2 |family=Ericaceae |last1=Fang |first1=Ruizheng<!-- This name seems to be given in the Chinese order, with surname first, as first names are more often two syllables and 方 (fāng) is listed as a surname on Wiktionary. --> |first2=Peter F. |last2=Steven}}</ref><ref>[http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=vaccinium+uliginosum Altervista Flora Italiana, Falso mirtillo, ''Vaccinium uliginosum'' L.]</ref><ref>{{BONAP|ref |genus=Vaccinium |species=uliginosum |state=1}}</ref>
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| − | It grows on wet [[acid]]ic soils on [[heath (habitat)|heathland]], [[moorland]], [[tundra]], and in the understory of [[Pinophyta|coniferous]] [[forest]]s, from sea level in the Arctic, up to {{convert|3400|m|ft}} altitude in the south of the range.
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| − | ''Vaccinium uliginosum'' is a small [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to {{cvt|10|-|75|cm|in|0}} tall, rarely {{cvt|1|m|ft}} tall, with brown stems (unlike the green stems of the closely related [[bilberry]]). The [[leaf|leaves]] are oval, {{cvt|4|-|30|mm|in|2}} long and {{cvt|2|-|15|mm|in|2}} wide, blue-green with pale net-like veins, with a smooth margin and rounded apex.<ref name=galadriel/>
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| − | The [[flower]]s are pendulous, urn-shaped, pale pink, {{cvt|4|–|6|mm|in|2}} long, produced in mid spring. The [[fruit]] is a dark blue-black [[berry (botany)|berry]] {{cvt|5|-|8|mm|in|2}} diameter, with a white flesh, edible and sweet when ripe in late summer.<ref name=galadriel/>
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| − | File:Vaccinium ulig.jpg|Flowers
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| − | ===Subspecies===
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| − | Some authors separate them, but these are not considered distinct by all authorities. The subspecies are:
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| − | *''Vaccinium uliginosum'' subsp. ''microphyllum'' <small>Lange</small> – Arctic plants
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| − | *''Vaccinium uliginosum'' subsp. ''occidentale'' <small>(A.Gray) Hultén</small> – North American plants
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| − | *''Vaccinium uliginosum'' subsp. ''uliginosum''
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| − | == Culinary use ==
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| − | In [[Korean cuisine|Korea]], bog bilberry is used in [[infused liquor]].
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| − | File:Bog bilberry liquor and Korean rhododendron liquor.jpg|''Deuljjuk-[[Korean alcoholic beverages|sul]]'' (bog bilberry liquor) and ''jindallae-sul'' ([[Rhododendron mucronulatum|Korean rhododendron]] liquor) produced in [[North Korea]]
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| | {{Reflist|32em}} | | {{Reflist|32em}} |
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| − | ==Further reading==
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| − | * {{cite book |last1=Blamey |first1=M. |last2=Grey-Wilson |first2=C. |date=1989 |title=Flora of Britain and Northern Europe |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton}}
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| − | == External links ==
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| − | *[http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/erica/vacci/vacculiv.jpg Den virtuelle floran – Distribution of ''Vaccinium uliginosum'']
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| − | *{{Calflora|Vaccinium uliginosum |link=1}}
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| − | *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3449,3607,0,3615 Jepson Manual treatment of ''Vaccinium uliginosum'' ] – ''flora of California''.
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| − | *[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Vaccinium+&SPECIES_XREF=uliginosum&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Vaccinium uliginosum'']
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| − | *[http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Vaccinium+uliginosum Plants of British Columbia: ''Vaccinium uliginosum'']
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| − | *{{CalPhotos|Vaccinium|uliginosum}}
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| − | *{{Commonscat-inline|Vaccinium uliginosum|''Vaccinium uliginosum''}}
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