Vaccinium oxycoccos L. belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Vaccinium oxycoccus--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (127).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Vaccinium
Specific Epithet
oxycoccos
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#264,047 of 335,497
Top 79%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Japan, Hokkaido, Hokkaido (Teshio)
44.769583, 142.058083
Location Remarks
Highway 40, c. 5 km south of Teshio-Nakagawa, near km 154. 37 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
