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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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| Ericaceae: LV: simple; FL: petals united, sepals united; FR: septicidal/loculicidal capsule or berry; ST: shrub/tree; EC: |
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Ericaceae: LV: simple; FL: petals united, sepals united; FR: septicidal/loculicidal capsule or berry; ST: shrub/tree; EC: |
| Ericoideae: LV: simple; FL: petals united, sepals united, long style, spheric stigma, ovary superior; FR: septicidal capsule; ST: shrub/tree; EC: u. poisonous |
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Ericoideae: LV: simple; FL: petals united, sepals united, long style, spheric stigma, ovary superior; FR: septicidal capsule; ST: shrub/tree; EC: u. poisonous |
| Sheep laurel |
Kalmia angustifolia |
Kalmia |
Whorled (3) |
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Glaucous (beneath) |
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Shrub, <6' |
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Poisonous |
Forest |
Hopkins Forest |
Sheep laurel |
Kalmia angustifolia |
Lambkill |
| Mountain laurel |
Kalmia latifolia |
Kalmia |
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Poisonous |
Forest |
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Mountain laurel |
Kalmia latifolia |
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| Alpine laurel |
Kalmia microphylla |
Kalmia |
opposite, decussate, petiole/leaves ascending |
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evergreen |
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capsule |
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shrub, <6' |
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poisonous |
spruce-fir forest |
Uncompahgre NF |
Alpine laurel |
Kalmia microphylla |
bog laurel, swamp-laurel, western bog-laurel, western laurel |
| Pale laurel |
Kalmia polifolia |
Kalmia |
Opposite, Evergreen |
Whole, Oblong |
Revolute |
A: Acute; B: Acute |
<1'; >1"; Glaucous (beneath) |
5 parts; P: Connate |
Red; Pink |
Raceme; Terminal |
<1", Summer |
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Shrub, <1'; >1' |
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Poisonous |
Wetland |
ME - Lake Rockabema |
Pale laurel |
Kalmia polifolia |
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| Labrador tea |
Ledum groenlandicum |
Ledum |
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Revolute |
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Tomentose |
5 parts |
White |
Terminal |
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Shrub |
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Leaf raw |
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Labrador tea |
Ledum groenlandicum |
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| Pink mountain heather |
Phyllodoce empetriformis |
Phyllodoce |
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Linear |
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5 parts |
Pink/Red/Purple |
Raceme; Terminal |
June-August |
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Capsule |
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Shrub, <1' |
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High mountain forest |
Mammoth, CA |
Pink mountain heather |
Phyllodoce empetriformis |
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| Mountain azalea |
Rhododendron prinophyllum |
Rhododendron |
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Mountain azalea |
Rhododendron prinophyllum |
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| Swamp azalea |
Rhododendron viscosum |
Rhododendron |
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Swamp azalea |
Rhododendron viscosum |
Swamp honeysuckle |
Common Name (Image) |
Scientific Name (Notes) |
Genus |
LV: Attachment |
LV: Shape |
LV: Edge |
LV: Apex/Base |
LV: Size/Surface |
FL: Petals/Sepals |
FL: Color |
FL: Arrangement |
FL: Size/Season |
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary |
FR: Type |
FR: Color |
FR: Size/Season |
ST: Type/Size/Growth |
ST: Surface/Color |
ST: Buds/Roots |
EC: Edible |
EC: Habitat |
EC: Observations |
Common Name (Image) |
Scientific Name (Notes) |
Other Names |
Vaccinioideae: LV: simple; FL: petals united, sepals united, pendulous, u. urceolate, long style, spheric stigma, ovary inferior; FR: loculicidal capsule or berry; ST: shrub/vine/tree; EC: FR u. edible
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simple |
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P: united; S: united |
White; Orange; Red; Pink |
pendulous, u. urceolate |
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S: few (<10); P: , long style, spheric stigma; O: inferior |
loculicidal capsule or berry |
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shrub/vine/tree |
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FR u. edible |
Wetland; Upland (woodland) |
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Vaccinioideae: LV: simple; FL: petals united, sepals united, pendulous, u. urceolate, long style, spheric stigma, ovary inferior; FR: loculicidal capsule or berry; ST: shrub/vine/tree; EC: FR u. edible |
| Bog rosemary |
Andromeda glaucophylla |
Andromeda |
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Oblong; Linear |
Revolute |
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Wetland |
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Bog rosemary |
Andromeda glaucophylla |
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| Arizona madrone |
Arbutus arizonica |
Arbutus |
Whorled, Petiole, Evergreen |
Whole, Oblong |
Entire; Serrate |
A: Acute; B: Acute |
>1", Glabrous |
5 parts; P: Inflated |
White |
Terminal |
<1", Spring; Summer |
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Red |
<1" |
Tree; Shrub, >6' |
Plated; Exfoliating, Red twigs |
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Forest |
AZ |
Arizona madrone |
Arbutus arizonica |
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| Green manzanita |
Arctostaphylos patula |
Arctostaphylos |
Alternate, Petiole |
Whole, Ovate |
Entire |
A: Acute; B: Acute |
>6" |
5 parts |
Red/Pink/Orange; White |
Panicle, Drooping |
<1" |
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Berry |
Red |
<1" |
Shrub, >12', Erect |
Red |
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Fruit raw |
Grassland/Fields; Desert |
AZ |
Green manzanita |
Arctostaphylos patula |
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| Pointleaf manzanita |
Arctostaphylos pungens |
Arctostaphylos |
Alternate, Petiole |
Whole, Ovate |
Entire |
A: Acuminate; B: Acute |
>6" |
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Fruit raw |
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Pointleaf manzanita |
Arctostaphylos pungens |
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| Bearberry |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
Arctostaphylos |
Alternate, Petiole short (<1/2 leaf length), Evergreen |
Whole, Spatulate |
Entire |
A: Acute; B: Acute |
<1" |
5 parts; P: Sympetalous (united) |
White; Pink |
Raceme, Terminal, Clustered, Drooping |
<1", Spring |
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Drupe (outer fleshy, inner bony, single seed) |
Red |
Summer; Fall |
Shrub, <1', Decumbent |
Exfoliating, Red |
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Fruit raw |
Forest; Coastal |
Cape Cod |
Bearberry |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
Kinnikinick; Mealberry; Hog cranberry; Bousserole |
| Leatherleaf |
Chamaedaphne calyculata |
Chamaedaphne |
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Wetland |
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Leatherleaf |
Chamaedaphne calyculata |
Cassandra |
| Trailing arbutus |
Epigaea repens |
Epigaea |
Alternate, Petiole short (<1/2 leaf length) |
Whole, Oval |
Entire |
A: Rounded; B: Rounded, Cordate |
>1", Coriaceous (leathery) |
5 parts; P: Connate |
Pink; White |
Raceme, Terminal, Clustered |
<1", Spring |
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Shrub, <1', Decumbent |
Pubescent |
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Forest |
Hopkins Forest, upper trail; Cape Cod |
Trailing arbutus |
Epigaea repens |
Mayflower |
Alpine wintergreen |
Gaultheria humifusa |
Gaultheria |
alternate |
whole, ovate, elliptical |
entire, s. serrate |
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berry |
red |
<1/2" |
shrub, <1' |
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LV raw, FR raw |
Coniferous forest ground cover |
Uinta NF UT |
Alpine wintergreen |
Gaultheria humifusa |
alpine spicy wintergreen |
| Wintergreen |
Gaultheria procumbens |
Gaultheria |
Opposite; Whorled, Petiole short (<1/2 leaf length), Evergreen |
Whole, Oval; Obovate |
Entire |
A: Rounded, Mucronate |
>1", Coriaceous (leathery), mottled |
5 parts; P: Sympetalous (united) |
White |
Raceme, Axillary, drooping |
<1", Spring |
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Berry |
Red |
<1" |
Shrub, <1', Runner |
Red |
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Fruit raw |
Forest |
Cape Cod; Hopkins Forest |
Wintergreen |
Gaultheria procumbens |
Checkerberry; Teaberry |
| Black huckleberry |
Gaylussacia baccata |
Gaylussacia |
Alternate; pointing upward, Petiole short (<1/2 leaf length) |
WholeOblong |
Entire |
A: Acute; B: Acute |
Resinous |
5 parts; P: Connate |
Red/Pink/Orange |
Raceme, Along stem |
Spring |
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Berry (several-seeded, inner & outer fleshy, pulpy) |
Black; Blue |
<1"; Summer |
Shrub, >1', Erect |
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Fruit raw |
Forest |
Hopkins Forest |
Black huckleberry |
Gaylussacia baccata |
High-bush huckleberry |
Common Name (Image) |
Scientific Name (Notes) |
Genus |
LV: Attachment |
LV: Shape |
LV: Edge |
LV: Apex/Base |
LV: Size/Surface |
FL: Petals/Sepals |
FL: Color |
FL: Arrangement |
FL: Size/Season |
FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary |
FR: Type |
FR: Color |
FR: Size/Season |
ST: Type/Size/Growth |
ST: Surface/Color |
ST: Buds/Roots |
EC: Edible |
EC: Habitat |
EC: Observations |
Common Name (Image) |
Scientific Name (Notes) |
Other Names |
| Fetterbush |
Leucothoe racemosa |
Leucothoe |
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Serrate (coarsely, finely) |
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P: Connate |
White |
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Capsule (compound pistil, 2+ sutures) |
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Wetland |
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Fetterbush |
Leucothoe racemosa |
Swamp sweetbells |
| Maleberry |
Lyonia ligustrina |
Lyonia |
Alternate, Petiole short (<1/2 leaf length), Marcescent |
Whole, Obovate;Oblong |
Entire; Serrate (finely) |
A: Acute; B: Acute |
>1"; Glabrous |
5 parts; P: Connate; Sympetalous (united); Reflexed |
White |
Raceme, Terminal |
Spring; Summer |
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Brown; Yellow |
<1" |
Tree; Shrub, >1'; >6', Erect |
Zig zag |
B: Valvate, appressed, red, acute |
Poisonous (Lyonia mariana) |
Forest; Wetland |
Hopkins Forest; Petersburg, NY |
Maleberry |
Lyonia ligustrina |
Privet-andromeda; Seedy-buckberry; Male-huckleberry; He-huckleberry |
| Fetterbush |
Lyonia lucida |
Lyonia |
Alternate, Petiole short (<1/2 leaf length), Evergreen |
Oblong |
Revolute |
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Coriaceous (leathery) |
5 parts; P: Connate; Sympetalous (united); Reflexed |
White; Pink |
Fascicle (clustered), Axillary, Drooping |
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Capsule (compound pistil, 2+ sutures) |
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Shrub, >1' |
Angled (3A) tw |
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Poisonous (Lyonia mariana) |
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Fetterbush |
Lyonia lucida |
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| Lowbush blueberry |
Vaccinium angustifolium |
Vaccinium |
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Lowbush blueberry |
Vaccinium angustifolium |
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| Black highbush blueberry |
Vaccinium atrococcum |
Vaccinium |
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Wetland; Forest |
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Black highbush blueberry |
Vaccinium atrococcum |
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| Highbush blueberry |
Vaccinium corymbosum |
Vaccinium |
Alternate |
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5 parts |
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Berry |
Blue |
<1" |
Shrub, >1', Erect |
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Fruit raw |
Wetland; Forest |
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Highbush blueberry |
Vaccinium corymbosum |
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| Large cranberry |
Vaccinium macrocarpon |
Vaccinium |
Alternate |
Whole, Spatulate |
Entire |
A: Obtuse |
Glabrous, Single vein |
5 parts |
Red/Pink/Orange |
Raceme, Axillary |
Summer |
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Berry |
Red |
<1" |
Shrub, <1', Procumbent |
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Fruit raw |
Wetland; Coastal |
Cape Cod |
Large cranberry |
Vaccinium macrocarpon |
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| Velvet-leaf blueberry |
Vaccinium myrtilloides |
Vaccinium |
Alternate |
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5 parts |
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Berry |
Blue |
<1" |
Shrub, >1', Erect |
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Fruit raw |
Forest |
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Velvet-leaf blueberry |
Vaccinium myrtilloides |
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| Early sweet blueberry |
Vaccinium pallidum |
Vaccinium |
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Forest |
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Early sweet blueberry |
Vaccinium pallidum |
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Genus
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LV: Attachment
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LV: Shape
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LV: Edge
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LV: Apex/Base
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LV: Size/Surface
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FL: Petals/Sepals
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FL: Color
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FL: Arrangement
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FL: Size/Season
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FL: Stamen/Pistil/Ovary
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FR: Type
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FR: Color
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FR: Size/Season
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ST: Type/Size/Growth
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ST: Surface/Color
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ST: Buds/Roots
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EC: Edible
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EC: Habitat
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EC: Observations
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Common Name (Image)
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Scientific Name (Notes)
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Other Names
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CLASSIFICATION
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LEAVES
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FLOWERS
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FRUIT
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STEM
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ECOLOGY
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CLASSIFICATION
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