Plant	Leaves
Flower	Fruit

Height: 15-60cm, Age: <30 yr
Ericoid Mycorrhizal
Hermaphrodite, Flowering April - June (Earliest: 4.4)

Protective Chemicals
Iridoids	Asperuloside, Coumaroyl, Monotropein
Sesquiterpenoids	Caryophyllene
Saponins	Oleanolic & Ursolic Acid, Amyrin
Carotenoids	Carotene, Lutein
Flavonoids	Astragalin, Catechin, Cyanidin, Delphinidin, Epicatechin, Epigallocatechin, Hyperoside, Isoquercitrin, Kaempferol, Malvidin, Myricetin, Myrtillin, Pelargonidin, Peonidin, Petunidin, Quercetin, Quercitrin
Other Phenolics	Benzoic, Caffeic, Caffeoylshikimic, Chlorogenic, Coumaric, Coumaroylquinic, Feruloylquinic, Ferulic, Gallic, Hydroxybenzoic, Hydroxycinnamic, Protocatechuic, Syringic, & Vanillic Acids, Arbutin, Catechol, Ericolin, Hydroquinone, Resveratrol, Tannins
Other Acids	Citric, Malic, Quinic, Shikimic, Succinic
Hydrocarbons	Nonacosane

Biotopes:	Heath and Moorland	Spruce Forest Edge
Flower Visitors:	Several Apidae	Vespula rufa	Aglais io	Several Syrphidae
	Bibio lanigerus
Parasites:	Exobasidium vaccinii	Valdensia heterodoxa	Incurvaria masculella Larva (Leaf Miner)	Coleophora vacciniella
Herbivores:	Cervus elaphus	Callophrys rubi Larva	Celastrina argiolus Larva	Several Erebidae
	Many Geometridae	Several Lasiocampidae	Many Noctuidae	Many Tortricidae
	Nematopogon adansoniella Larva	Acleris hyemana Larva	Micropterix aureatella Larva	Diurnea lipsiella
	Nematopogon robertella	Matilella fusca Larva	Caliroa annulipes	Pristiphora cincta Larva
Possible Herbivores:	Several Geometridae	Several Tortricidae	Polia bombycina Larva	Strophosoma capitatum
Sapivores:	Globiceps fulvicollis	Speudotettix subfusculus	Tachycixius pilosus	Elasmucha ferrugata
Florivores:	Pasiphila debiliata Larva
Possible Florivores:	Eana incanana
Frugivores:	Martes martes	Meles meles	Sus scrofa	Columba oenas
	Closterotomus biclavatus	Drosophila suzukii Larva
Possible Granivores:	Scolopostethus decoratus

Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora: Bilberry

Pictures © 2003, 2005 J.K. Lindsey

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