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Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, Pennsylvania.
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Howard, R.A. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United St
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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown, 1913, An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and th
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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown, 1913, An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and th

Plant Details

Scientific Name: Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton
Family Name: Ericaceae Juss. - Heath family
Common Name: lowbush blueberry
Symbol: VAAN
Group: Dicot
Rank: Species
Date Modified: Feb. 7, 2026, 4:11 a.m.

Duration

  • Perennial

Growth Habits

  • Shrub
  • Subshrub

Synonyms

  • Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton var. hypolasium Fernald
  • Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton var. laevifolium House
  • Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton var. nigrum (Alph. Wood) Dole
  • Vaccinium brittonii Porter ex E.P. Bicknell
  • Vaccinium lamarckii Camp
  • Vaccinium nigrum (Alph. Wood) Britton

Wetland Ratings

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Species Range Map