| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-1700m |
| Description | branchlets green-brown, hirsute, leaves deciduous, green, elliptic, 2-4cm, membranous, entire, hirsute, calyx green, glabrous, corolla urceolate, 3-5mm long, berry blue |
| Size | 10-90cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Northwest Territories ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , New Hampshire , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Vermont , West Virginia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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