Pollinator plant

bog bilberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

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Common names

56 names · 36 languages
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Dutch
French
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Armenian
  • Հապալասի կապույտ[2]
Belarusian
  • Буякі[2]
Bulgarian
  • Синя боровинка[2]
Catalan
  • nabinera alpina[2]
  • nabinera negra[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 笃斯越桔[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 篤斯越橘[2]
Czech
  • brusnice vlochyně[2]
  • vlochyně[2]
Danish
  • Mose-bølle[2]
  • Mosebølle[2]
Downriver Halkomelem
  • mólseməɬp[2]
Esperanto
  • Nigra vakcinio[2]
Estonian
Faroese
  • heiðabláber[2]
Finnish
  • Juolukka[2]
  • taigajuolukka[2]
German
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Hungarian
  • hamvas áfonya[2]
  • mocsári áfonya[2]
Icelandic
  • Bláberjalyng[2]
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
  • Paprastasis vaivoras[2]
Mongolian
  • Намгийн нэрс[2]
Norwegian
  • blokkebær[2]
Polish
  • Borówka bagienna[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Голубика[2]
Slovak
  • čučoriedka barinná[2]
Slovenian
  • barjanska kopišnica[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Bataklık yaban mersini[2]
Tuvinian
  • Көк-кат[2]
Ukrainian
  • Буяхи[2]
Welsh
  • Llusen y gors[2]
Yup Ik
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Vaccinium uliginosum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • bog bilberry — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Gewöhnliche Rauschbeere — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Moorbeere — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Nebelbeere — results[0].names[57]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Rauschbeere — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Trunkelbeere — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Alpine Blueberry — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • bog blueberry — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Arándano negro — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Airelle des marais — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Myrtille aux loups — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Myrtille des loups — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Myrtille des marais — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Orcette — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Mirtillo blu — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Moerasbes — results[0].names[48]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Rijsbes — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Veenbosbes — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • arando-da-montanha — results[0].names[41]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • mirtilo-da-montanha — results[0].names[40]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Mirtilo-da-Serra — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
[2] Vaccinium uliginosum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • bog bilberry — results[13].names[1]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Gewöhnliche Rauschbeere — results[13].names[7]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Moorbeere — results[13].names[9]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Nebelbeere — results[13].names[57]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Rauschbeere — results[13].names[6]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Trunkelbeere — results[13].names[8]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Alpine Blueberry — results[13].names[20]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • bog blueberry — results[13].names[33]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Arándano negro — results[13].names[2]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Airelle des marais — results[13].names[10]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Myrtille aux loups — results[13].names[13]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Myrtille des loups — results[13].names[12]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Myrtille des marais — results[13].names[11]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Orcette — results[13].names[14]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Mirtillo blu — results[13].names[23]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Moerasbes — results[13].names[48]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Rijsbes — results[13].names[17]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Veenbosbes — results[13].names[49]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • arando-da-montanha — results[13].names[41]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • mirtilo-da-montanha — results[13].names[40]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Mirtilo-da-Serra — results[13].names[35]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • nabinera alpina — results[13].names[4]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • nabinera negra — results[13].names[5]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Голубика — results[13].names[15]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Odon — results[13].names[16]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • vlochyně — results[13].names[18]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • blokkebær — results[13].names[19]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Mose-bølle — results[13].names[21]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • sinikas — results[13].names[22]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Juolukka — results[13].names[24]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Bataklık yaban mersini — results[13].names[25]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Көк-кат — results[13].names[26]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Буяхи — results[13].names[27]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Mosebølle — results[13].names[28]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Llusen y gors — results[13].names[29]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Nigra vakcinio — results[13].names[30]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Հապալասի կապույտ — results[13].names[31]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • brusnice vlochyně — results[13].names[32]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • taigajuolukka — results[13].names[34]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Paprastasis vaivoras — results[13].names[36]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Borówka bagienna — results[13].names[37]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • 篤斯越橘 — results[13].names[38]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • 笃斯越桔 — results[13].names[39]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Намгийн нэрс — results[13].names[42]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • heiðabláber — results[13].names[43]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Буякі — results[13].names[44]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • barjanska kopišnica — results[13].names[45]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Zilene — results[13].names[46]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Bláberjalyng — results[13].names[47]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • čučoriedka barinná — results[13].names[50]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • hamvas áfonya — results[13].names[51]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • mocsári áfonya — results[13].names[52]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Синя боровинка — results[13].names[53]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Suraq — results[13].names[54]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • Curaq — results[13].names[55]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
  • mólseməɬp — results[13].names[56]; taxon id 64714; Vaccinium uliginosum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Vaccinium uliginosum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Ericaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) is a shrub. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Vaccinium uliginosum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2741380; ID 7F93C; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2741380; ID 7F93C; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.