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Bog Bilberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

365Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May10
Jun74
Jul91
Aug143
Sep25
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland261
2Aberdeenshire Scotland39
3Perth and Kinross Scotland15
4Argyll and Bute Scotland14
5Cumbria England11
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
7Moray Scotland2
8Angus Scotland2
9Shetland Islands —1
10Rotherham England1
11Stirling Scotland1
17 England330 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
365
Peak month
August
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Vaccinium uliginosum
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,427
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Vaccinium
Name with authority
Vaccinium uliginosum L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8073364