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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Ericaceae
Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton
early low blueberry, low-bush blueberry, low sweet blueberry
Vaccinium: ancient Latin name for bilberry, origin obscure
angustifolium: Latin for "narrow leaf"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-14" tall shrub forming large colonies |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 3/8" long, urn-shaped, lobes shorter than the tube; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | blue, shiny berry with many seeds |
| Leaf: | deciduous, smooth, narrowly elliptical with tiny, sharp teeth |
| Habitat: | moist to dry; woods, forests, bogs, clearings; in rocky, sandy soil |
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