Nomenclature
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Plantae | Browse at kingdom-level |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Ericales Bercht. & J. Presl. | Browse at order-level |
| Family | Ericaceae Juss. | Browse at family-level |
| Genus | Vaccinium | Browse at genus-level |
| Section | ||
| Species | Vaccinium myrtillus L. | Browse at species-level |
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Binomial synonyms
No alternative names for this entry in the database.
Common names
| Common name | Language |
|---|---|
| (kangas)mustikka | Finnish |
| Airelle myrtille | French |
| Heidelbeere | German |
| Mirtillo | Spanish |
Genealogy
Genetics
| Chromosome pairs | 24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parentage background | No parentage background information stored. | |
| Ploidy level | No ploidy level information stored. | |
| Species identifier DNA | No species identifier DNA information stored. | |
Subspecies
No known subspecies for this entry in the database.
Distribution
No distribution maps for this entry in the database.
Macromorphology
- Description
- A trailing shrub forms large colonies from creeping rhizomes; twigs green, glabrous, 3-angled. Flowers are solitary or paired in leaf axils.
- Growth form
- Shrub
- Organism part
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- Stems, twigs, branches
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- Surface
- Glabrous
- Color
- Green
- Shape
- 3-angled
- Leaves, leaflets
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- Surface
- Sparsely glandular (lower surface)
- Shape
- Broadly elliptic, ovate
- Leaf division
- Simple
- Leaf apex
- Acute, obtuse
- Leaf base
- Rounded
- Leaf margins
- Serrulate
- Leaf permanence
- Deciduous
- Flowers, inflorescences
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- Color
- Pale green, pink, white
- Fruits
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- Part type
- Berry, many-seeded
- Color
- Blue (with wax), black (without wax)
- Shape
- Globose, oblate
- Stem modifications, roots
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- Stem modification
- Rhizome
Chemicals
Caffeoylquinic acid isomer
(+)-catechin
Coumaroylquinic acid isomer
Cyanidin arabinoside
Cyanidin coumaroylhexoside
Cyanidin galactoside
Cyanidin glucoside
Cyanidin pentose-pentoside
Delphinidin arabinoside
Delphinidin galactoside
Delphinidin glucoside
Dimer A
Dimer B
(–)-epicatechin
Epigallocatechin
Feruloylquinic acid isomer
Isorhamnetin hexoside
Kaempferol deoxyhexoside
Kaempferol hexoside
Laricitrin glucuronide
Laricitrin hexoside
Malvidin arabinoside
Malvidin galactoside
Malvidin glucoside
Myricetin glucuronide
Myricetin hexoside
Myricetin pentoside
Peonidin arabinoside
Peonidin coumaroylhexoside
Peonidin galactoside
Peonidin glucoside
Petunidin arabinoside
Petunidin galactoside
Petunidin glucoside
Petunidin xyloside
Quercetin arabinofuranoside
Quercetin arabinopyranoside
Quercetin glucuronide
Quercetin hexoside
Quercetin HMG-rhamnoside
Quercetin rhamnoside
Quercetin xyloside
Syringetin hexoside
Images
No images for this entry in the database.
Color swatches
This gallery showcases color samples measured from materials dyed with this organism. The materials were dyed
with organism parts or whole organism, and no chemical analyses of the colourants present have been performed.
Materials and mordants are reported where applicable. This gallery only showcases what colors one might be able
to achieve from dyeing with this organism.
References
- R. Upton, "Bilberry fruit Vaccinium myrtillus L. Standards of analysis, quality control, and therapeutics.," In American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and Therapeutic Compendium. , 2001 , pp. 1–28 .
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R.
Tirri,
J.
Lehtonen,
R.
Lemmetyinen,
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Pihakaski,
and
P.
Portin,
Biologian sanakirja. Dictionary of biology. . Otavan Kirjapaino Oy, 2001 -
A.
Kurtto,
R.
Lampinen,
M.
Piirainen,
and
P.
Uotila,
Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. Helsinki. . Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS, 2019 - P. Uotila, and K. Pellinen, "Chromosome numbers in vascular plants from Finland.," Acta Botanica Fennica , vol. 130 , pp. 1–37 .
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D.
Cardon,
Natural dyes. Sources, tradition, technology and science. . Archetype Publications Ltd, 2007