Blueberries
The genus Vaccinium includes several edible fruits such as Blueberry, Bilberry, Cranberry, Whortleberry, Lingonberry, Cowberry and Huckleberry. They all grow in regions with a temperate climate.
Many fruits in this genus are edible and are eaten fresh or used to make jams, sauces, juice or to make fruit cakes or pies.
Species in the subgenus Oxycoccus are called “Cranberries”.
Species in the subgenus Vaccinium section “Cyanococcus” are the “Blueberries”.
Names
Scientific
Vaccinium spp.
English
Bilberry
Blueberry
Cowberry
Cranberry
Huckleberry
Lingonberry
Whortleberry
Dutch
Amerikaanse veenbes
Blauwe bosbes
Bosbes
Cranberry
Grote veenbes
Kleine veenbes
Rijsbes
Rode bosbes
Veenbes
Spanish
Arándano
Arándano comun
Arándano negro
Arándanos rojo
Cranberry
French
Airelle
Bleuets
Myrtillier
Raisin des bois
German
Blaubeere
Heidelbeere
Moosbeere
Italian
Mirtillo nero
Mirtillo rosso
Taxonomy
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Vaccinium
Species
Vaccinium spp. (Vaccinium spp)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Fruits
Temperate crops
Wild-harvested crops
Pictures
Blueberries