Vaccinium

Vaccinium
Vaccinium berries (clockwise from top): Red huckleberries, cranberries, lingonberries and blueberries
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Vaccinioideae
Tribe: Vaccinieae
Genus: Vaccinium
L.
Type species
Vaccinium uliginosum
Synonyms
  • Andreusia Dunal
  • Batodendron Nutt.
  • Cavinium Thouars
  • Cyanococcus Rydb.
  • Disiphon Schltr.
  • Epigynium Klotzsch
  • Herpothamnus Small
  • Hornemannia Vahl, nom. illeg.
  • Hugeria Small
  • Malea Lundell
  • Metagonia Nutt.
  • Myrtillus Gilib., opus utique oppr.
  • Neojunghuhnia Koord.
  • Oxycoca Raf.
  • Oxycoccoides (Benth. & Hook.f.) Nakai, nom. superfl.
  • Oxycoccus Hill
  • Peyrusa Rich. ex Dunal, pro syn.
  • Picrococcus Nutt.
  • Polycodium Raf.
  • × Rhodocinium Avrorin
  • Rhodococcum (Rupr.) Avrorin
  • Schollera Roth, nom. superfl.
  • Symphysia C.Presl
  • Tauschia Preissler, nom. rej.
  • Vitis-idaea Ség.

Vaccinium /vækˈsɪniəm/ vack-SIN-ee-əm is a common and widespread genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the heath family (Ericaceae). The fruits of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry (whortleberry), lingonberry (cowberry), and huckleberry. Like many other heath plants, they are restricted to acidic soils.

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