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|genus=Vaccinium
|genus=Vaccinium
|species=myrtillus
|species=myrtillus
|common_name=Bilberry, European blueberry, blaeberry, whortleberry, whinberry (or winberry), wimberry, myrtle blueberry, fraughan, black-hearts
|common_name=Bilberry, European blueberry, blaeberry, whortleberry, whinberry (or winberry), etc
|habit=shrub
|habit=shrub
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
|origin=Europe, N Asia
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|water=wet
|exposure=part-sun
|water=wet, moist
|features=evergreen, deciduous, edible, fruit
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=3
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9.5
|image=Vaccinum myrtillus 020503.jpg
|image=Vaccinum myrtillus 020503.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
Bilberries are rarely cultivated but fruits are sometimes collected from wild plants growing on publicly accessible lands, notably in [[Fennoscandia]], [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]] and [[Poland]].
Bilberries are rarely cultivated but fruits are sometimes collected from wild plants growing on publicly accessible lands, notably in [[Fennoscandia]], [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]] and [[Poland]].