Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.

Velvet-leaved Blueberry

Synonyms: Cyanococcus canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides, Vaccinium canadense

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ericaceae

Genus: Vaccinium

Species: Vaccinium myrtilloides

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Endangered

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Vaccinium myrtilloides