Vaccinium cespitosum
Vaccinium cespitosum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Vaccinium |
Species: | V. cespitosum |
Binomial name | |
Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. | |
Synonyms | |
Vaccinium arbuscula |
Vaccinium cespitosum, (also, caespitosum), the dwarf bilberry, is a species of flowering shrub in the genus Vaccinium, which includes blueberries, huckleberries, and cranberries.
Range
Vaccinium cespitosum is found across Canada, the Great Lakes region, and the Western United States including California.
Description
Vaccinium cespitosum is a low-lying plant rarely reaching half a meter (1.5 feet) in height which forms a carpetlike stand in rocky mountainous meadows. The dwarf bilberry foliage is reddish-green to green and the flowers are tiny urn-shaped light pink cups less than a centimeter wide.
The fruits are edible blue bilberries.
See also
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vaccinium caespitosum. |
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Vaccinium cespitosum
- USDA Plants Profile: Vaccinium cespitosum
- Vaccinium cespitosum Photo gallery