UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Vaccinium hirsutum

Vaccinium myrtilloides

velvet-leaf blueberry
Habit Deciduous shrubs, forming open colonies, the stems 1-11.5 dm. tall; twigs greenish-brown, terete, hairy.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, the blades green, elliptic, 23-35 mm. long and 8-16 mm. wide, entire, usually densely hairy, without glands.
Flowers

Flowers solitary or few in the leaf axils;

calyx green, glabrous;

corolla urn-shaped, greenish-white to pink, 3-5 mm. long;

stamens 10, the filaments hairy;

anthers opening by pores;

ovary inferior.
Fruits

Berries blue, 6-8 mm. in diameter, glabrous and glaucous

Vaccinium hirsutum

Vaccinium myrtilloides
Flowering time May-June
Habitat Moist forests, peatlands.
Distribution
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British Columbia east to Labrador, and in the northern tier of states, Montana to West Virginia; Okanogan County in Washington.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Threatened in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
V. cespitosum, V. corymbosum, V. deliciosum, V. macrocarpon, V. membranaceum, V. myrtilloides, V. myrtillus, V. ovalifolium, V. ovatum, V. oxycoccos, V. parvifolium, V. scoparium, V. uliginosum
V. cespitosum, V. corymbosum, V. deliciosum, V. macrocarpon, V. membranaceum, V. myrtillus, V. ovalifolium, V. ovatum, V. oxycoccos, V. parvifolium, V. scoparium, V. uliginosum
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Unless otherwise noted, all data comes from the University of Washington's Burke Herbarium.



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