Bilberry (Whortleberry, Huckleberry)
Feed Sparingly- Common Name: Bilberry (Whortleberry, Huckleberry)
- Latin Name: Vaccinium myrtillus
- Family Name: Ericaceae
Unless your tortoise is one of the fruit-eating species, the berries of this shrub should not be fed. The leaves of Bilberry are said to contain tannins and have some diuretic properties, so although a small amount in the diet would do no harm we don't recommend feeding the leaves in any quantity.
Flowers are mainly a greenish-pinky colour.
Flowers are mainly a greenish-pinky colour.
