Vaccinium
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Vaccinium is a common and widespread genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the heath family. The fruits of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry,
Vaccinium
Vaccinium oxycoccos, the common cranberry, one kind of cranberry
Harvesting cranberries, New Jersey, U.S.
Blueberry
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Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus Vaccinium. Commerci
Vaccinium
…shrubs in the heath family (Ericaceae). The fruits of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry (whortleberry), lingonberry (cowberry), and huckleberry. Like many other heath plants, they are restricted to acidic soils. The plant structure…
Blueberries
Dish of blueberries
Blueberries showing various stages of maturation. IG = Immature Green, GP = Green Pink, BP = Blue Pink, and R = Ripe.
Whole blueberry and in cross-section