Vaccinium cespitosum
species of plant
Vaccinium cespitosum (also, caespitosum), known as the dwarf bilberry, dwarf blueberry, or dwarf huckleberry, is a species of flowering shrub in the genus Vaccinium, which includes blueberries, huckleberries, and cranberries.
Description
Vaccinium cespitosum is a low-lying plant rarely reaching 0.5 metres (1+1⁄2 feet) tall. It forms a carpet-like stand, spreading on runners or stolons. The foliage is reddish-green to green. It has somewhat angled or ridged branches.
Blooming from May to June, the flowers are tiny urn-shaped white-to-pink cups less than 1 centimetre (3⁄8 inch) wide. They are waxy and have five united petals. Unlike true blueberries, which flowers are in clusters, the flowers always occur singly. They are pollinated by bees and flies. The dark blue fruits, bilberries, are on the plant by late-summer.
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