FOIBIS

Species Details -
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.  

Accepted name: Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.  
Synonym(s): -Vitis-idaea   vitis-idaea   L.   var. minus   Lodd.
-Vitis-idaea   vitis-idaea   (L.) Britton    
English names: Rock Cranberry
Mountain Cranberry
French names: Airelle vigne-d'ida
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Ericales
Family:   Ericaceae
OPL Code: WVACVI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 1.3
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: In the past, fruits were used in tannery and and jointly with leaves as medicine (1).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
133066
General Status
ARCTIC
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5T4T5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
VACVI
 


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