Other common names:
Sourtop Blueberry, Velvetleaf Huckleberry French names:
Airelle fausse-myrtille Family: Heath Family (Ericaceae) Group: Blueberries Distinctive features: Shrub; Stem and leaves covered with fine hairs, like velvet. Similar species: • Blueberries - See the Blueberries page. Flowers: Summer; White; 5 parts (petals) Leaves: Alternate, Simple, Entire; Undersides covered with fine hairs. Trunk:
Covered with fine hairs. Fruit/Seeds:
Delicious edible blue berries. Habitat: Fields and Open Areas, Wet Areas; Clearings in woods, dry or moist soils. Edible:
The berries are delicious.
Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 298 Shrubs of Ontario: 405 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
common, all over Ontario.
For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs Photographs:
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