Vaccinium L.
Puolukat
Bilberry
Blueberry
Huckleberry
Cranberry
Vaccinium (Ericaceae) ; [GNSP ]
Foodplants for
Abraxas grossulariata ,
Acerbia alpina ,
Acleris platynotana ,
Acronicta menyanthidis ,
Acytolepis puspa ,
Agriades glandon ,
A. glandon franklinii ?,
A. optilete ,
Ancylis myrtillana ,
A. unculana ,
Apotomis sauciana ,
Argyroploce arbutella ,
Autographa mappa ,
Boloria alberta ,
B. angarensis ,
B. aquilonaris ,
Capua vulgana ,
Carsia sororiata ,
C. sororiata ,
Celastrina argiolus ,
C. ladon ,
Cerastis leucographa ,
Clepsis rogana ,
Coleophora vacciniivorella ,
Colias hecla ,
C. pelidne ,
Coscinia bifasciata ,
Diarsia florida ,
D. rubi ,
Dichomeris vacciniella ,
Dysstroma citrata ,
D. infuscata ,
D. truncata ,
Eana incanana ,
Euphydryas iduna ,
Gonepteryx rhamni ,
Gypsonoma nitidulana ,
Hemileuca lucina ,
Herminia tarsipennalis ,
Hethemia pistasciaria pistasciaria ,
Idaea pallidata ,
Incisalia henrici ,
Jodis putata ,
Lacanobia grandis ,
L. w-latinum ,
Lithomoia solidaginis ,
Lycia pomonaria ,
L. zonaria ,
Lypusa maurella ,
Metaxaglaea semitaria ,
Ortholepis vacciniella ,
Papestra biren ,
Pasiphila debiliata ,
Pempelia formosa ,
Pericallia matronula ,
Phiaris bipunctana ,
P. metallicana ,
P. stibiana ,
Phyllodesma tremulifolium ,
Platypolia contadina ,
Plebejus cleobis tancrei ,
Prolita sexpunctella ,
Psectraglaea carnosa ,
Pseudexentera vaccinii ,
Pygmaena fusca ,
Pyla fusca ,
Rheumaptera subhastata ,
Rhopobota ustomaculana ,
Saturnia pavonia ,
Satyrium liparops ,
Scopula ternata ,
Speranza andersoni ,
S. argillacearia ,
S. brunneata ,
Sphinx gordius ,
S. ligustri ,
Stenoptilodes taprobanes ,
Syngrapha diasema ,
S. epigaea ,
S. ignea ,
S. microgamma nearctica ,
S. octoscripta ,
S. orophila ,
S. surena ,
S. u-aureum ,
Thalera fimbrialis ,
Tiliacea aurago ,
Udea hamalis ,
Xestia fennica ?,
X. tecta ,
Zanclognatha lunalis
800x551 (~142Kb) USA: FR 7174 to Corral Pass (47°01'04N 121°28'16W), Pierce Co., WA, 13.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
1000x671 (~101Kb) USA: FR 7174 to Corral Pass (47°01'04N 121°28'16W), Pierce Co., WA, 13.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
1000x696 (~67Kb) USA: FR 7174 to Corral Pass (47°01'04N 121°28'16W), Pierce Co., WA, 13.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
900x633 (~90Kb) USA: FR 7174 to Corral Pass (47°01'04N 121°28'16W), Pierce Co., WA, 13.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
700x558 (~35Kb) USA: FR 7174 to Corral Pass (47°01'04N 121°28'16W), Pierce Co., WA, 13.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
800x544 (~104Kb) USA: 123 Roadside (river bank), near Mt. Rainier (46°46'46N 121°32'37W), Pierce Co., WA, 13.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
900x721 (~80Kb) USA: 123 Roadside (river bank), near Mt. Rainier (46°46'46N 121°32'37W), Pierce Co., WA, 13.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
900x632 (~113Kb) USA: Teanaway, Jungle Creek, (47°20'06N 120°55'21W ±0.5km) Kittitas Co., WA, 21.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
1000x742 (~81Kb) USA: Teanaway, Jungle Creek, (47°20'06N 120°55'21W ±0.5km) Kittitas Co., WA, 21.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
900x631 (~48Kb) USA: Teanaway, Jungle Creek, (47°20'06N 120°55'21W ±0.5km) Kittitas Co., WA, 21.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
1202x1802 (~214Kb) USA: Montana, Mineral Co., Camel Hump Lookout Station (47°22'1"N 115°9'44"W), 6.8.2012, Photo © Markku Savela
The exact identification of these species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Isokarpalo
Cranberry
Wild Cranberry
Small Cranberry
Bog Cranberry
Swamp Cranberry
Tranbär
Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
Oxycoccus paluster Pers.
Oxycoccus quadripetalus Braun-Blanq
Vaccinium hagerupii Á. Löve & D. Löve; Rothm., (incl.)
Vaccinium oxycoccos ; [GMBOT , 641]; [FPN , 349]; [RK , 211]
Vaccinium oxycoccus ; [SK , 452]
700x562 (~64Kb) FINLAND: Kl: Uukuniemi, 685:65, 20.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
Foodplant for
Carsia sororiata ,
Diacrisia sannio ,
Idaea sylvestraria
Foodplant as Oxycoccus palustris for
Boloria aquilonaris
Foodplant as Vaccinium oxycoccus for
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
Vaccinium microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Schmalh.
Pikkukarpalo
Small Cranberry
Dvärgtranbär
Oxycoccus microcarpus Turcz. ex Rupr.
Vaccinium oxycoccus ssp. microcarpum Turcz. ex Rupr. Hook
Vaccinium oxycoccus ssp. microrapum ; [RK , 211 [sic?]]
Vaccinium microcarpum ; [RK , 211]
Foodplant as Oxycoccus microcarpus for
Boloria aquilonaris
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
Puolukka
Tavallinen puola
Cowberry
Foxberry
Mountain Cranberry
Lingon
Vaccinium vitis-idaea ; [RK , 211]
Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea ; [GMBOT , 641]
Vaccinium vitis idaea ; [SK , 451]
400x555 (~42Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 1.9.1996, Photo © Markku Savela
600x775 (~101Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 11.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
800x657 (~76Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 11.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
674x1011 (~91Kb) Finland: Paltamo, Tololanmäki, 4.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
921x1005 (~116Kb) Finland: Paltamo, Tololanmäki, 4.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
Foodplant for
Acleris lipsiana ,
Acrobasis vaccinii ,
Acronicta auricoma ,
Boloria erda ,
Calliteara pudibunda ,
Carsia sororiata ,
Coleophora glitzella ,
C. idaeella ,
C. murinella ,
C. vacciniella ,
C. vitisella ,
Dicallomera fascelina ,
Diurnea fagella ,
Ectoedemia weaveri ,
Jodis putata ,
Lasiocampa quercus ,
Macaria carbonaria ?,
Macrothylacia rubi ,
Metaxmeste schrankiana ,
Orgyia antiqua ,
Psyche casta ,
Rhopobota naevana ,
Stictea mygindiana
var. minus Lodd.
Mountain Cranberry
Rock Cranberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. minus ; [GMBOT , 641]
f. leucocarpa Asch. & Magn.
Vaccinium vitis ssp. idaea f. leucocarpa ; [SK , 452]
Vaccinium uliginosum L.
Juolukka
Bog Bilberry
Alpine Blueberry
Bog Blueberry
Odon
Vaccinium uliginosum ; [RK , 211]; [SK , 451]; [GMBOT , 640]; [FPN , 349]
650x580 (~32Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 14.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
Foodplant for
Acleris fimbriana ,
A. maccana ,
A. similis ,
A. sparsana ,
Acronicta auricoma ,
A. menyanthidis ,
Actebia fennica ,
Agriades optilete ,
Agrochola helvola ,
Alcis repandatus ,
Anarta melanopa ,
Angerona prunaria ,
Arctia caja ,
Arichanna melanaria ,
Aspitates gilvaria ?,
Athrips pruinosella ,
Autographa pulchrina ,
Boloria eunomia ,
B. eunomia eunomia ,
B. euphrosyne ,
B. freija ,
B. freija ,
B. polaris ,
B. selene ,
B. titania bivina ,
Calliteara pudibunda ,
Callophrys rubi ,
Canephora hirsuta ,
Carsia sororiata ,
Charissa ambiguata ,
Chionodes viduella ?,
Chlorissa viridata ,
Chloroclysta miata ,
Coenophila subrosea ,
Coleophora glitzella ,
C. plumbella ,
C. vacciniella ,
Colias palaeno ,
C. palaeno ,
C. palaeno chippewa ,
C. palaeno palaeno ,
Coranarta cordigera ,
Coscinia cribraria ,
Crocallis elinguaria ,
Cybosia mesomella ?,
Deileptenia ribeata ,
Diacrisia sannio ,
Dicallomera fascelina ,
Dysstroma citrata ,
D. infuscata ,
D. truncata ,
Ematurga atomaria ,
Entephria caesiata ,
Epirrita autumnata ,
Eriogaster arbusculae ,
Eulithis populata ,
E. testata ,
Euphydryas iduna ?,
Eupithecia denotata ,
E. gelidata ,
E. succenturiata ,
Eurois occulta ,
Gynaephora selenitica ,
Hydriomena furcata ,
Hypena crassalis ,
Hyppa rectilinea ,
Jodis lactearia ,
J. putata ,
Lacanobia contigua ,
Lasiocampa quercus ,
Lasionycta secedens ?,
Lithomoia solidaginis ,
Lithophane lamda ,
Melanchra persicariae ,
Metaxmeste schrankiana ,
Mniotype adusta ,
Nola karelica ,
Orgyia antiquoides ,
O. recens ,
Orthosia incerta ,
Pararctia lapponica ,
Parasemia plantaginis ,
Pasiphila debiliata ,
Phalacropterix graslinella ,
Phragmatobia fuliginosa ,
Phyllodesma ilicifolia ,
Plebejus argus ,
P. idas ,
Polia hepatica ,
Protolampra sobrina ,
Rhagades pruni ,
Rheumaptera hastata ,
R. subhastata ,
R. undulata ,
Saturnia pavonia ,
Scopula ternata ,
Selenia dentaria ,
Spatalistis bifasciana ,
Speranza brunneata ,
Spilosoma lubricipedum ,
Sterrhopterix standfussi ,
Stigmella myrtillella ,
Sympistis funebris ,
Syngrapha interrogationis ,
S. microgamma ,
Trichiura crataegi ,
Xanthia icteritia ,
Xanthorhoe spadicearia ,
Zygaena exulans
Vaccinium myrtillus L.
Mustikka
Bilberry
Blueberry
Huckleberry
Dwarf Bilberry
Low Billberry
Blåbär
Vaccinium myrtillus ; [RK , 211]; [SK , 451]; [FPN , 349]
900x651 (~113Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 12.8.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
1000x683 (~71Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 12.8.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
904x1020 (~105Kb) Finland, Ylöjärvi, Pikku-Ahvenisto, 29.5.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio
810x1036 (~88Kb) Finland, Ylöjärvi, Pikku-Ahvenisto, 29.5.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio
Foodplant for
Acleris laterana ,
A. maccana ,
A. variegana ,
Acronicta alni ,
A. auricoma ,
A. menyanthidis ,
Agriades optilete ,
Agrochola helvola ,
Alcis bastelbergeri ,
A. repandatus ,
Anaplectoides prasina ,
Angerona prunaria ,
Arctia caja ,
Athrips pruinosella ,
Autographa pulchrina ,
Biston betularia ,
Calliteara pudibunda ,
Callophrys rubi ,
Carsia sororiata ,
Cepphis advenaria ,
Cerastis rubricosa ,
Chersotis cuprea ,
Chloroclysta miata ,
Cleora cinctaria ,
Clepsis senecionana ,
Coleophora vacciniella ,
Colias palaeno palaeno ,
C. tyche werdandi ,
Colocasia coryli ,
Conistra vaccinii ,
Crocallis elinguaria ,
Dasystoma salicella ,
Deileptenia ribeata ,
Dicallomera fascelina ,
Dysstroma citrata ,
D. infuscata ,
D. latefasciata ,
D. truncata ,
Ectropis crepuscularia ,
Ematurga atomaria ,
Ennomos alniarius ,
E. autumnaria ,
Entephria caesiata ,
Epirrita autumnata ,
Eriogaster arbusculae ,
E. lanestris ,
Eulithis populata ,
E. testata ,
Euphydryas iduna ?,
Eupithecia vulgata ,
Eurois occulta ,
Gynaephora selenitica ,
Hemithea aestivaria ,
Hydriomena furcata ,
H. impluviata ,
Hypena crassalis ,
Idaea sylvestraria ,
Incurvaria oehlmaniella ,
Jodis lactearia ,
J. putata ,
Lacanobia contigua ,
L. w-latinum ,
Lasiocampa quercus ,
Lithomoia solidaginis ,
Lithophane lamda ,
L. socia ,
Lycia hirtaria ,
L. zonaria ,
Macrothylacia rubi ,
Metaxmeste schrankiana ,
Nematopogon pilella ,
Nomophila noctuella ,
Odontopera bidentata ,
Operophtera brumata ,
Orgyia antiqua ,
O. recens ,
Orthosia gothica ,
O. incerta ,
Parasemia plantaginis ,
Parectropis similaria ,
Pasiphila debiliata ,
Perizoma didymata ,
Phragmatobia fuliginosa ,
Phyllodesma ilicifolia ,
Plagodis dolabraria ,
P. pulveraria ,
Polia hepatica ,
Psyche casta ,
Psychophora sabini ,
P. suttoni ,
Pyla fusca ,
Rheumaptera undulata ,
Rhyparia purpurata ,
Saturnia pavonia ,
Scopula floslactata ,
S. frigidaria ,
S. immutata ,
S. nigropunctata ,
S. virgulata ,
Selenia dentaria ,
Sparganothis rubicundana ,
Spatalistis bifasciana ,
Speranza brunneata ,
Stictea mygindiana ,
Stigmella myrtillella ,
Sympistis lapponica ,
Syngrapha interrogationis ,
Trichiura crataegi ,
Udea inquinatalis ,
Venusia cambrica ,
Xanthorhoe annotinata ,
X. montanata ,
X. spadicearia ,
Xestia baja ,
X. borealis ,
X. gelida ,
X. laetabilis ,
X. speciosa ,
Xylena exsoleta
f. leucocarpum (Dumort.) Asch. & Graebn.
Vaccinium myrtillus f. pallida Lindb.
Vaccinium myrtillus f. leucocarpum ; [RK , 211]; [SK , 451]
f. epruinosa Asch. & Magn.
Vaccinium myrtillus f. nitens Kihlm.
Vaccinium myrtillus f. epruinosa ; [SK , 451]
Vaccinium myrtillus × vitis-idaea
Vaccinium × intermedium Ruthe
Vaccinium myrtillus × vitis-idae ; [RK , 212]
Vaccinium ovatum Pursh
Evergreen Huckleberry
Evergreen Huckleberry
Shot Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum ; [FPN , 349]
600x799 (~161Kb) USA: roadside, US Route 101 (44°09'41 124°06'59), Lane Co., OR, 16.7.2000, Photo © Markku SavelaVaccinium ovatum det. Stewart Wechsler
1000x663 (~93Kb) USA: roadside, US Route 101 (44°09'41 124°06'59), Lane Co., OR, 16.7.2000, Photo © Markku SavelaVaccinium ovatum det. Stewart Wechsler
Foodplant for
Adelphagrotis stellaris
Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.
Cultivated Cranberry
Large Cranberry
American Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon ; [FPN , 349]; [GMBOT , 641]
Foodplant for
Acrobasis vaccinii ,
Speranza sulphurea
Vaccinium parvifolium Smith
Red Bilberry
Red Blueberry
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium ; [FPN , 349]
800x503 (~97Kb) USA: Near Puyallup (47°15'18N 122°13'45W), Pierce Co., WA, 16.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
900x645 (~74Kb) USA: Near Puyallup (47°15'18N 122°13'45W), Pierce Co., WA, 16.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg
Grouseberry
Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium ; [FPN , 349]
Vaccinium occidentale Gray
Western Huckleberry
Western Bog Blueberry
Vaccinium occidentale ; [FPN , 350]
Vaccinium caespitosum Michx.
Dwarf Huckleberry
Dwarf Bilberry
Vaccinium caespitosum ; [FPN , 350]; [GMBOT , 640]
Foodplant for
Boloria freija ,
Colias behrii ,
C. interior interior ,
C. interior laurentina ,
C. palaeno
Vaccinium deliciosum Piper
Cascade Blueberry
Cascade Huckleberry
Vaccinium deliciosum ; [FPN , 350]
Vaccinium globulare Rydb.
Globe Huckleberry
Vaccinium globulare ; [FPN , 350]
Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl.
Thin-leaved Blueberry
Big Huckleberry
Tall Billberry
Huckleberry
Vaccinium membranaceum ; [FPN , 350]; [GMBOT , 640]
Vaccinium alaskaense Howell
Alaska Blueberry
Vaccinium alaskaense ; [FPN , 350]
Vaccinium ovalifolium Smith
Early Blueberry
Ovalleaf Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovalifolium ; [FPN , 350]; [GMBOT , 641]
Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.
SE.Virginia - Florida - S.Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas. See [maps ]
Tree Sparkleberry
Farkleberry
Tree Huckleberry
Vaccinium arboreum ; [GMBOT , 638]; [IBT , 385]
Foodplant for
Zomaria interruptolineana
Vaccinium stamineum L.
Deerberry
Squaw Huckleberry
Vaccinium stamineum ; [GMBOT , 639]
Foodplant for
Acrobasis vaccinii ,
Zomaria interruptolineana
Vaccinium melanocarpum Mohr.
Southern Gooseberry
Vaccinium melanocarpum ; [GMBOT , 639]
Vaccinium neglectum (Small) Fernald
Vaccinium neglectum ; [GMBOT , 639]
Vaccinium myrsinites Lam.
Ground Blueberry
Evergreen Blueberry
Vaccinium Myrsinites ; [GMBOT , 639]
Vaccinium virgatum Ait.
Vaccinium virgatum ; [GMBOT , 639]
Vaccinium pennsylvanicum Lam.
Low Sweet Blueberry
Early Sweet Blueberry
Vaccinium pennsylvanicum ; [GMBOT , 639]
var. angustifolium (Ait.) Gray
Low Sweet Blueberry
Vaccinium pennsylvanicum var. angustifolium ; [GMBOT , 639]
var. nigrum Wood.
Low Black Blueberry
Vaccinium pennsylvanicum var. nigrum ; [GMBOT , 639]
Vaccinium canadense Kalm.
Sour-top
Velve-leaf Blueberry
Vaccinium canadense ; [GMBOT , 640]
?Vaccinium myrtilloides
Velvetleaf Blueberry
Foodplant for
Colias interior ,
C. interior interior ,
C. interior laurentina ,
Epelis truncataria ,
Xestia mixta
Vaccinium vacillans Kalm.
Late Low Blueberry
Vaccinium vacillans ; [GMBOT , 640]
Foodplant for
Colias interior interior ,
Filatima vaccinii ,
Paonias astylus
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
Highbush Blueberry
High Blueberry
Swamp Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum ; [GMBOT , 640]
Foodplant for
Acrobasis vaccinii ,
Antaeotricha leucillana ,
Colias interior interior ,
C. interior laurentina ,
Dichomeris ligulella ,
Mesothea incertata incertata ,
Paonias astylus ,
Satyrium liparops
var. amoenum (Ait.) Gray
Vaccinium corymbosum var. amoenum ; [GMBOT , 640]
var. pallidum (Ait.) Gray
Vaccinium corymbosum var. pallidum ; [GMBOT , 640]
Vaccinium atrococcum (Gray) Heller
Black High Blueberry
Vaccinium atrococcum ; [GMBOT , 640]
Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx.
Vaccinium erythrocarpum ; [GMBOT , 641]
Vaccinium pallidum
Hillside Blueberry
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References:
[DVF] Den Virtuella floran
http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html ; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")
[FPN] Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998
Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3
[GMBOT] Robinson, Benjamin, Fernald, Lyndon, 1908
Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company
[GNSP] Wielgorskaya, 1995
Dictionary of generic names of seed plants
[Harri Arkkio]
Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.
[IBT] Grimm, 1983
The Illustrated Book of Trees
[RK] Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998
Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki
[RUNEBERG] Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online
Project Runeberg ; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)
[SK] Mela & Cajander, 1906
Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos
[Stewart Wechsler]
Ecological Consulting; West Seattle; 206 932-7225; e-mail: Stewart Wechsler
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
If you have corrections, comments or
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Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.