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Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

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Common names

59 names · 39 languages
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Other languages (38)
Dutch
French
Aleut
Armenian
  • Հապալասենի սովորական[3]
Belarusian
  • Брусніцы[3]
Bulgarian
  • Червена боровинка[3]
Catalan
  • Nabiu vermell[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Cree
  • wêsakêmina[3]
  • wîsakimin[3]
Czech
  • brusinka[3]
  • brusnice brusinka[3]
Danish
Estonian
Faroese
  • vínbláber[3]
Finnish
  • puolukka[3]
  • taigapuolukka[3]
German
Hebrew
  • חמוצית הרים[3]
Hungarian
  • Vörös áfonya[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • コケモモ[3]
Kazakh
  • Итбүлдірген[3]
  • Қызылжидек[3]
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji bruknė[3]
Mongolian
  • Алирс нэрс[3]
Northern Sami
Norwegian
Polish
  • Borówka brusznica[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
  • Брусника[3]
Slovak
  • brusnica obyčajná[3]
Slovenian
Swedish
Turkish
  • Ayıçileği[3]
  • Kekreyemiş[3]
Ukrainian
  • Брусниця[3]
Welsh
  • Llusen goch[3]
Yup Ik
Sources & name notes (3)

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 vitis-idaea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Preiselbeere — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Preißelbeere — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Cowberry — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Lingonberry — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Lowbush Cranberry — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Mountain cranberry — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Partridge-berry — results[0].names[44]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Redberry — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Airelle rouge — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Vigne du mont Ida — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Mirtillo rosso — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Rode Bosbes — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Vossenbes — results[0].names[53]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Arando-vermelho — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Vaccinium vitis-idaea ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Preiselbeere (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 153477; taxon 7F8TT.
  • Cowberry (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 153476; taxon 7F8TT.
[3] Vaccinium vitis-idaea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Preiselbeere — results[10].names[4]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Preißelbeere — results[10].names[5]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Cowberry — results[10].names[2]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Lingonberry — results[10].names[1]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Lowbush Cranberry — results[10].names[15]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Mountain cranberry — results[10].names[6]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Partridge-berry — results[10].names[44]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Redberry — results[10].names[32]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Airelle rouge — results[10].names[11]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Vigne du mont Ida — results[10].names[12]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Mirtillo rosso — results[10].names[24]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Rode Bosbes — results[10].names[13]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Vossenbes — results[10].names[53]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Arando-vermelho — results[10].names[31]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Брусника — results[10].names[7]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • puolukka — results[10].names[8]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Nabiu vermell — results[10].names[9]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Lingon — results[10].names[10]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • brusinka — results[10].names[14]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • tyttebær — results[10].names[16]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Tyttebær — results[10].names[17]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • harilik pohl — results[10].names[18]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • palukas — results[10].names[19]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Қызылжидек — results[10].names[20]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Итбүлдірген — results[10].names[21]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • brusnice brusinka — results[10].names[22]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • tytebær — results[10].names[23]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Paprastoji bruknė — results[10].names[25]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • taigapuolukka — results[10].names[26]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Borówka brusznica — results[10].names[27]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • コケモモ — results[10].names[28]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • jokŋa — results[10].names[29]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Червена боровинка — results[10].names[30]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • 越橘 — results[10].names[33]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • 越橘 — results[10].names[34]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Kakax̂ — results[10].names[35]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Kiikax̂ — results[10].names[36]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Հապալասենի սովորական — results[10].names[37]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Алирс нэрс — results[10].names[38]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • brusnica — results[10].names[39]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Merișor — results[10].names[40]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • vínbláber — results[10].names[41]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Брусниця — results[10].names[42]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Брусніцы — results[10].names[43]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • wîsakimin — results[10].names[45]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • wêsakêmina — results[10].names[46]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Brūklene — results[10].names[47]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Vörös áfonya — results[10].names[48]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • brusnica obyčajná — results[10].names[49]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • חמוצית הרים — results[10].names[50]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • 월귤 — results[10].names[51]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • 월귤나무 — results[10].names[52]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Llusen goch — results[10].names[54]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Tumagliq — results[10].names[55]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Kavirliq — results[10].names[56]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Kitngik — results[10].names[57]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Ayıçileği — results[10].names[59]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
  • Kekreyemiş — results[10].names[60]; taxon id 56312; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Vaccinium vitis-idaea 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

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Alpine Cranberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) 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 vitis-idaea — 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 2741204; ID 7F8TT; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2741204; ID 7F8TT; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.