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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Ericaceae
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. subsp. minus (Lodd.) Hultén
lingonberry, mountain cranberry, partridgeberry
Vaccinium: ancient Latin name for bilberry, origin obscure
vitis-idaea: grape of Mount Ida from Greek legend
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | erect/drooping, perennial, 4"-8" tall shrub |
| Flower: | white to pink, 4-parted, 3/8" long, bell-shaped, lobes divided almost to the middle; inflorescence with a few flowers in a cluster at the ends of the stems; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | red, edible, 1/3" berry with many seeds |
| Leaf: | leathery, evergreen, mostly stalkless, oblong with both ends rounded, a few black dots below |
| Habitat: | dry; bogs; in peaty, rocky soil |
| (Glossary) |
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