familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Vaccinioideae
genusVaccinium
sectionVaccinium sect. Cyanococcus
speciesVaccinium myrtilloides
Vaccinium myrtilloides
Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 234. 1803 ,.
Common names: Velvetleaf blueberry sourtop bleuet fausse-myrtille
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Cyanococcus canadensis (Kalm ex Richardson) Rydberg Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides (Michaux) House Vaccinium canadense Kalm ex Richardson
Plants forming ± open colonies, 1–11.5 dm; twigs greenish brown, terete, pilose or hairy. Leaves deciduous; blade green, elliptic, 23–35 × 8–16 mm, membranous to subcoriaceous, margins entire, surfaces ± densely hairy (sometimes mostly on veins), eglandular, sometimes glabrescent. Flowers: calyx green, glabrous, (eglandular); corolla greenish white to pink, urceolate, 3–5 mm, (eglandular); filaments usually hairy. Berries blue, glaucous, 6–8 mm diam., glabrous. Seeds 10–40, ca. 1 mm. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Open or disturbed sites in boreal forest, muskegs, bogs, barrens, headlands, outcrops, mountain meadows
Elevation: 0-1700 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Conn., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Mass., Minn., Mont., N.H., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Vt., W.Va., Wis.
Discussion
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