Bilberry

fruit

Vaccinium myrtillus

Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), also known as European blueberry, is a Eurasian low-growing shrub native to northern Europe and North America. The plant produces edible, dark blue berries with a smooth, circular outline, distinctly different from North American blueberries which grow in clusters. The dark color derives from high anthocyanin content, and the berries are traditionally harvested wild in northern European forests and are valued for both culinary and medicinal uses.

BeesPollinate flowers as they forage — more visits, better fruit set.BumblebeesBuzz-pollinate tomatoes and berries; fly even in cool weather.ButterfliesPollinate while sipping nectar; their caterpillars need host plants.🐝 Needs pollinators