Scandinavian Mountains over 2000 metres - James Baxter
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Cowberry, Tytebær. Low.
Prostrate creeping subshrub with oblong untoothed leaves with margins rolled under. Flowers are pink and bell shaped. The red berry is 5-10mm and is edible but bitter.
Common in woods, scrub and moors.