Vaccinium corymbosum
highbush blueberry, new jersey blueberry, southern blueberry, smallflower blueberry, highbush-blueberry
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Family
Ericaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire, serrulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
pink, white
Flower Month
February - May
Height (meters)
1.0 - 5.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Habitat
Open swamps, bogs, upland woods, old fields, pocosins, pinebarrens.