COMMON PLANTS of WISCONSIN |
UWSP Biology 130 |
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Vaccinium
spp.; blueberry
[Ericaceae]
Four species of small native shrubs bearing tasty blue berries in
mid-to-late summer.
Clusters of small, white, 5-parted bell- or urn-shaped flowers in late
spring and early summer.
Two species are found throughout much of the state in a wide range of
habitats.
V. angustifolium is
smaller (typically less than 12”) with finely toothed leaves.
V. myrtilloides grows
somewhat taller and has thin, smooth-edged leaves with hairs on the
lower surface.
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