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Vaccinium

Vaccinium

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Vaccinium
Species
Vacciuium arboreum (Sparkleberry)
Vaccinium corymbosum (Blueberry)
Vaccinium macrocarpon (Cranberry)
Vaccinium oxycoccus (Small Cranberry)
Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Lingonberry)
and many more

Ref.: ITIS 23571
Vaccinium is a genus of evergreen shrub plants including the cranberry, blueberry and huckleberry. The genus contains about 450 species, which grow in the cooler areas of the northern hemisphere, as well as in the South American Andes mountains. The plants prefer heath landscapes, as well as light forests.