Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Also known as lingonberry, cowberry, partridgeberry, foxberry, quailberry, bearberry, beaverberry, mountain cranberry
species of plant
AI overview
Vaccinium vitis-idaea is a small shrub that produces red berries and grows in cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It matters because people have traditionally harvested and eaten these berries, and the plant is studied for its potential nutritional and medicinal properties.
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Species
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
Common Name: partridge berries
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Research
308 papers- Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) Fruit Phenolic Bioactivities-A Review of In Vitro and In Vivo Human Studies.ReviewMicroorganisms · 2024Pärnänen P, Niikko S, Lähteenmäki H et al.DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12091850
- Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) Fruit as a Source of Bioactive Compounds with Health-Promoting Effects-A Review.
Article
Vaccinium vitis-idaea is a small evergreen shrub in the heath family, Ericaceae. It is known colloquially as the lingonberry, partridgeberry, foxberry, mountain cranberry, or cowberry. It is native to boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Commercially cultivated in the United States Pacific Northwest and the Netherlands, the edible berries are also picked in the wild and used in various dishes, especially in Nordic cuisine, and among many other cuisines around the world.
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