Vaccinium: Canadian Wild Crops

Vaccinium is a group of small fruit-bearing shrubs that includes the blueberries, cranberries, and lingonberries which are among the few major crops grown in Canada that are truly native to Canada.

Dataset Type: Occurrence

Specimen Type: Preserved specimens

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:16 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:16 (UTC)
contact_email	aafc.biologicalcollections-collectionsbiologiques.aac@agr.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;Science and Technology Branch,aafc.biologicalcollections-collectionsbiologiques.aac@agr.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada;direction générale des sciences et de la technologie,aafc.biologicalcollections-collectionsbiologiques.aac@agr.gc.ca"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:3857,http://www.epsg.org/,8.3.4
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2022-03-21 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Vaccinium", "Vaccinium angustifolium;", "Vaccinium myrtilloides;", "Vaccinium macrocarpon", "Vaccinium vitis-ideae", "blueberry", "cranberry", "mountain cranberry", "lingonberry", "redberry", "Biological diversity"], "fr": ["Vaccinium", "Vaccinium angustifolium;", "Vaccinium myrtilloides;", "Vaccinium macrocarpon", "Vaccinium vitis-ideae", "bleuet", "canneberge", "canneberge des montagnes", "airelle rouge", "airelle vigne-d’Ida", "Diversité biologique"]}
open_canada_subject	["agriculture", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Vaccinium: cultures sauvages canadiennes
update_frequency	as_needed