Vaccinium arctostaphylos

Common names: Madeira Whortle-berry, Caucasian Whortleberry

Genus: Vaccinium

Species: Vaccinium arctostaphylos

Class: Octandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Vaccinium

Modern Species: Vaccinium arctostaphylos

Modern Family: Ericaceae

Plant Type: shrub

Color: white, tinged green & faintly flushed red

Season: late spring summer

Native Region: N Asia Minor, W Caucasus

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum