
''Vaccinium myrtillus'' is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, commonly called "bilberry", "wimberry", "whortleberry", or European blueberry. It has much in common with the American blueberry . It is more precisely called common bilberry or blue whortleberry, to distinguish it from other ''Vaccinium'' relatives. Regional names include blaeberry, urts , hurtleberry, huckleberry, wimberry, whinberry, winberry, blueberry, and fraughan.
Similar species: Ericales
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