Status:
valid
Authors:
Michx.
Source:
tro
Year:
1803
Citation Micro:
Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 234 (1803)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001046867
Common Names
- Vaccinium myrtilloides
- Myrtilloides Blueberry
- Myrtilloides Bilberry
Uses & Benefits
Vaccinium myrtilloides is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and landscaping. It is also used to make jams, jellies, and pies.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Vaccinium myrtilloides has small, white flowers and its seeds are small, black, and round. The seedlings have a single, oval-shaped leaf.
Where to Find Vaccinium myrtilloides
Vaccinium myrtilloides can be found in the northern United States and Canada.
Species in the Vaccinium genus
Vaccinium absconditum,
Vaccinium acosta,
Vaccinium acrobracteatum,
Vaccinium acutissimum,
Vaccinium adenandrum,
Vaccinium adenanthum,
Vaccinium adenochaetum,
Vaccinium adenotrichum,
Vaccinium affine,
Vaccinium affinis,
Vaccinium africanum,
Vaccinium agusanense,
Vaccinium aitapense,
Vaccinium alainii,
Vaccinium alaskaense,
Vaccinium alatum,
Vaccinium albicans,
Vaccinium albidens,
Vaccinium almedae,
Vaccinium altiterrae,
Vaccinium altomontanum,
Vaccinium alvarezii,
Vaccinium amakhangium,
Vaccinium amamianum,
Vaccinium amazonicum,
Vaccinium ambivalens,
Vaccinium ambyandrum,
Vaccinium amoenum,
Vaccinium amphoterum,
Vaccinium amplexicaule,
Vaccinium amplifolium,
Vaccinium ampullaceum,
Vaccinium andringitrense,
Vaccinium angiense,
Vaccinium angulatum,
Vaccinium angulatum,
Vaccinium angulosum,
Vaccinium angustifolium,
Vaccinium angustilimbum,
Vaccinium antipodum,
Vaccinium apiculatum,
Vaccinium apophysatum,
Vaccinium appendiculatum,
Vaccinium apricum,
Vaccinium arboreum,
Vaccinium arbutoides,
Vaccinium arctostaphylos,
Vaccinium arcuatum,
Vaccinium ardisioides,
Vaccinium arenarium,
Species in the Ericaceae family