Taxonomy: Fam. Ericaceae// Genus: Vaccinium// Species: Vaccinium myrtillus L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).

Lifeform: Perrenial; Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Greenland, Temperate Eurasia, West Canada to Northwest and West Central U.S.A. according to the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat:  In the Osogovo region it is found in the subalpine belt - in heaths and in subalpine beech forests, at c. 1600 m altitude and above.

Flowering period: Spring. Fruit ripening in summer (JUL, AUG).

Vaccinium myrtillus -habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus -habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus -habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus -habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus -habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus -habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus -plant with ripe fruit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus -plant with ripe fruit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus - fruit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus - fruit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus - fruit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus - fruit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus - branches with leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vaccinium myrtillus - leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Vaccinium myrtillus L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30006039-2 [Accessed 26.07.2021].

Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.