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Cowberry or Lingonberry, Aviemore
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) in flower in the Aviemore Centre car park. Flowering in May and June, the flowers of this plant droop towards the ground. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1977.
20 June 1977
A healthy Juniper and Cowberry in Abernethy Forest
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
A healthy Juniper (Juniperus communis) in Abernethy Forest near Nethybridge, where a minority of the Juniper plants are dead or dying, possibly infected with the fungal disease Phytophthora sp. In the foreground is a carpet of Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
28 January 2019
Cowberry, Ben Lawers
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Lawers and Tarmachan
Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) at Ben Lawers. The red berries of this plant begin to ripen in July and provide a good source of food to a range of wildlife.
05 July 2009
Bilberry or Blaeberry, Cochno
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Cochno, taken by David Palmar
08 July 2023
Bilberry close-up, Dell of Abernethy.
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), taken by David Palmar. This deciduous shrub can be present on moors and heaths, typically occurring under Heather (Calluna vulgaris), and in some cases this can be an indicator of the former presence of woodland there.
21 July 2020
Bilberry, Dell of Abernethy.
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), taken by David Palmar at the Dell of Abernethy. In the past, Blaeberry was much more widespread and abundant in Scotland. However, since then it has declined due to the loss of the majority of native forest cover and as a consequence of heavy sheep grazing over hundreds of years.
21 July 2020
Bilberry or Blaeberry on Kirkconnel Flow
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Kirkconnel Flow
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) on Kirkconnel Flow raised bog in Dumfries and Galloway. The small pink flowers of this shrub will ripen into edible berries once fertilised. Similar in appearance to blueberries. The plant is often found in the understory of woodlands and on moors.
11 April 2019
Bilberry or Blaeberry on Kirkconnel Flow
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Kirkconnel Flow
Bilberry or Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) on Kirkconnel Flow raised bog in Dumfries and Galloway. The small pink flowers of this shrub will ripen into edible berries once fertilised. Similar in appearance to blueberries. The plant is often found in the understory of woodlands and on moors.
11 April 2019
Cranberry, Cashel
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Loch Lomond East
Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) at Cashel, East Loch Lomond. This native plant can be found growing in boggy areas. The edible fruit begins to ripen in August.
17 August 2019
Cranberry, Museum and Art Gallery, Kelvingrove
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CEP - Glasgow
Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos), Museum and Art Gallery, Kelvingrove. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate but the month is correct.