Fruit
Vaccinium myrtillus
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Vaccinium myrtillus is the true European wild bilberry: smaller, darker juice that stains, not a highbush blueberry. This leaf is the species. European wild blueberry is the kitchen name. Cultivated blueberries are another plant.
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DarkEuropeanIdentityLatinNot HighbushStaining JuiceTrue BilberryWild
History
The European bilberry was named Vaccinium myrtillus.
Species labels appeared on wild-collected frozen bilberries.