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Vaccinium deliciosum Piper  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesVaccinium deliciosum Piper 
BibliographyFl. N.W. Coast [C.V.Piper & R.K.Beattie]: 277 (1915)
Native Rangew. Canada to w. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude600-2000m
Descriptionleaves opposite, thick, obovate, acute, obscurely crenate, bright green, abaxially bluish, flowers pendent, axillary, solitary, globular-urceolate, berry black, glaucous
Size50-90cm
Colorpink
Bloomearly summer
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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