Vaccinium boreale I.V.Hall & Aalders
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Ericaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Dwarf, rarely to 1 dm, with superficial rhizomes, forming small, dense colonies as part of the ground-level vegetation; lvs deciduous, narrowly elliptic, 1–2 cm × 2–6 mm, sharply serrulate, green and glabrous or nearly so; cal and pedicel glaucous; cor cylindric, 3–4 mm, white; fr blue-glaucous, 3–5 mm; 2n=24. Alpine meadows and exposed, rocky sites; Nf., Lab., and Que., s. to mt.-tops of Me., n. N.H., n. Vt., and n. N.Y. June, July.
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Common Names
sweet hurts