Syn.: Myrtillus niger Gilib., Vaccinium montanum Salisb.
Family: Ericaceae Juss.
Distribution: Europe (in the south only in the mountains), Caucasus, Siberia, Mongolia.
Ecology: Grows in evergreen or deciduous forests, on moors and heaths, only on acid soils, from lowlands to mountains.
Description: Low, branched deciduous shrub with creeping or erect branches, 15–60 cm high. The leaves are alternate, ovate, bright green. The flowers are solitary, drooping, corolla globose, green with rosy flush. Flowers from April to June. The fruits are globose berries, black, edible and tasty.
These images were taken in Slovakia, Malá Fatra (May 8 and July 19, 2004).
