Lingonberry

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Vaccinium vitis-idaea is a small evergreen shrub in the heath family, Ericaceae. It is known colloquially as the lingonberry, partridgeberry, foxberry, mountain cranberry, or cowberry. It is native to the boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

• It belongs to the Ericaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 9 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to New Hampshire and Maine. ^NatureServe
• In New Hampshire, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in June–July. ^iNaturalist
• In Maine, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in May–July. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as white. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as summer. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 0.5 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 2,330 research-grade sightings of it in New Hampshire, ranking #18 among the 109 flowers on our New Hampshire list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 1,881 research-grade sightings of it in Maine, ranking #29 among the 110 flowers on our Maine list. ^iNaturalist