Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6 inches

Plant Type: Shrub, Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Lingonberry: Acrobasis vaccinii, Grapholita libertina, Lithomoia solidaginis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.