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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A 15-60 cm tall woody shrub with bluish berries. USES The berries are eaten fresh or canned. They can also be used in herbal medicines. GROWING PERIOD Perennial shrub, with a minimum growing period per year of 100 days. COMMON NAMES Lowbush blueberry, Sweet blueberry, Low sweet blueberry, Late sweet bush, Late sweet blueberry. FURTHER INF It is widely distributed in woodlands and sunny places along the northeastern coast on United States and in northern Europe. Seems to thrive more readily after being cut or burned. | Sources |
SOURCES Roecklein J 1987 pp 241 [USE, PH, TEXT, DRA] Dube P 1982 pp 17 Duke J 1975 pp 30 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Hartmann T 1981 pp 592-593 [PH, DRA, DEP, LIG, KTMP] |