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Taxon:  Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.



Summary
Genus:
Vaccinium
Section:
Hemimyrtillus
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Vaccinieae
Nomen number:
40985
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:351. 1753
Verified:
12/14/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  3. Ehlenfeldt, M. K. & J. R. Ballington. 2012. Vaccinium species of section Hemimyrtillus: their value to cultivated blueberry and approaches to utilization. Botany 90:347-353.
  4. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  7. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  8. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  10. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  11. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  13. Vander Kloet, S. P. & T. A. Dickinson. 1992. The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Hemimyrtillus. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 105:611-612.
  14. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
Caucasian whortleberry –
Swedish
kaukasiskt blåbär –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan s.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.w.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey n.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria s.e.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.w.), Turkey (n.)
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan (s.), Georgia
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria (s.e.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodfruit Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Human foodfruit Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=40985. Accessed 14 May 2025.