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Vaccinium cespitosum
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V. cespitosum
Binomial name
Vaccinium cespitosum
Michx. 1803
Synonyms
  • Vaccinium caespitosum A.Gray
  • Vaccinium arbuscula (A.Gray) Merriam
  • Vaccinium nivictum Camp

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 widespread across much of Canada including all 3 Arctic territories, as well as the northern and western United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.

Description

Vaccinium cespitosum is a low-lying plant rarely reaching half a meter (1.5 feet) in height which forms a carpet-like 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 (>0.4 inches) wide.

The fruits are edible blue bilberries.

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