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Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton var. hypolasium Fernald Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton var. laevifolium House Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton var. nigrum (Alph. Wood) Dole Vaccinium brittonii Porter ex E.P. Bicknell Vaccinium lamarckii Camp Vaccinium nigrum (Alph. Wood) Britton Lowbush Blueberry, Blueberry
Blueberries grow practically everywhere in Maine, where I grew up. They like acid, sandy soils. While vacationing at our camp on Sebago Lake each summer, we collected blueberries at Bradbury Mountain and other locations. Some of them even made it back down the mountain. Blueberry pie, blueberry pancakes, blueberry muffins: delightful! Identification: Wild blueberries are much smaller than their cultivated cousins, about ⅛-¼" (3.2-6.3 mm) inch in diameter. They are also more flavorful, not just more intense but somehow sweeter. Plants are rarely over a foot or so in height, though they can reach up to 30" (76 cm) if sheltered. Leaves are a glossy dark green color in the summer. In the fall, they turn reddish-purple. Flowers are small and white, shaped like tiny bells. Fruits are dark blue. This Vaccinium comparision chart also includes a couple of similar-appearing species that are not Vaccinium. Edibility: Scrumptious. Online References:
Vaccinium angustifolium on Wikipedia Vaccinium angustifolium on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Vaccinium angustifolium at Illinois Wildflowers Vaccinium angustifolium at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Vaccinium angustifolium on the Vital Signs Gulf of Maine Research Institute Vaccinium angustifolium on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database Vaccinium angustifolium on eFloras
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, NH
4/24/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, MA
5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, MA Vaccinium angustifolium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.
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5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, NH
5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, MA
9/29/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, MA
5/12/2007 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, MA
8/13/2017 · Burges Pond, Westford, MA
8/13/2017 · Burges Pond, Westford, MA
8/13/2017 · Burges Pond, Westford, MA
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, NH
7/22/1987 · Camp, Sebago Lake, ME Range: Zones 2-6:
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