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Vaccinium angustifolium, commonly known as the wild lowbush blueberry, is a species of blueberry native to eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States. It is the most common commercially used wild blueberry and is considered the "low sweet" berry.
The rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum syn. V. ashei) is a southern type of blueberry produced from the Carolinas to the Gulf Coast states. Production of rabbiteye blueberries was a focus in Texas in the early 21st century. [17] Other important species in North America include V. pallidum, the hillside or dryland blueberry.
Vaccinium / v æ k ˈ s ɪ n i ə m / [3] is a common and widespread genus of shrubs or dwarf 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.
Vaccinium formosum is a deciduous shrub that grows to approximately 3.96-4.57 m (13–15 ft) tall. [1] [2] The plant has ovaloid green leaves that are about 2.5-7.6 cm (1–3 in) in length.
Georgia is well-known as the Peach State, but since 1949 plant breeders at UGA have been on a blue streak, bringing more than 50 blueberry varieties to market.
State berry Blueberry Minnesota State pop (soda) Orange Minnesota State tree Red pine Minnesota: State grain: Wild rice: 1977 [68] State mushroom: Morel: 1984 [68] State muffin: Blueberry muffin: 1988 [68] State fruit: Honeycrisp apple: 2006 [68] Mississippi: State Fruit: Blueberry: 2023 [69] Missouri: State tree nut: Eastern black walnut ...
Maryland’s official state dessert, Smith Island cake is a tall treat, made with anywhere from eight to 15 thin layers of cake held together with chocolate frosting, though the common number ...
Vaccinium myrtilloides grows best in open coniferous woods with dry loose acidic soils; it is also found in forested bogs and rocky areas. It is fire-tolerant and is often abundant following forest fires or clear-cut logging. Vaccinium myrtilloides hybridizes in the wild with V. angustifolium (lowbush blueberry). [5] [6]