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Dominant Flora of the Ground Cover
in Pine Forests of the Apalachicola National Forest
Genus/Species Vaccinium corymbosum Common Name Highbush blueberry
Family ERICACEAE Acronym HBBL
Description Shrub with leaves alternate, laceolate to obvate, moderately pointed, deciduous, membranous, not glandular, leaves 2.5-7 cm long; flowers pinkish-white, urn-shaped, Feb.-April; fruit shiny, black at maturity, reaches 1-3 m.

 

Last Updated: October 3, 1997