species

Vaccinium myrtillus

Hurt · Bilberry · Huckleberry · Blaeberry

A scale drawing of Vaccinium myrtillus, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.

Vaccinium myrtillus belongs to the family Ericaceae, also known as Hurt, Bilberry, Huckleberry or Blaeberry, native to the UK. It grows in part shade, where the ground is acid and in well drained or moist conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Part shade
Acidity
Acid
Moisture
Well drained, Moist
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (30006039-2), under OGL-UK-3.0.