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−'''Lowbush Blueberry''' (''Vaccinium angustifolium'') is a species of [[blueberry]] native to eastern and central [[Canada]] and the [[Northeastern United States|northeastern]] [[United States]], growing as far south as [[West Virginia]] and west to [[Minnesota]] and [[Manitoba]].+It is a low spreading [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 60 cm tall, though usually 35 cm tall or less.
−The [[leaf|leaves]] are glossy blue-green in summer, turning purple in the fall. The leaf shape is broad to elyptic. Buds are brownish red in stem axels. The [[flower]]s are white, bell-shaped, 5 mm long.+The [[fruit]] is a small sweet dark blue to black berry. This plant grows best in wooded or open areas with well-drained acidic soils. In some areas it produces natural blueberry barrens, where it is practically the only species covering large areas.+This plant is fire-tolerant and its numbers often increase in an area following a forest fire.+This native plant is also grown commercially in Canada and [[Maine]], mainly harvested from managed wild patches. It is also a favorite of recreational berry pickers, [[American Black Bear|black bear]]s, rodents and birds. The Lowbush Blueberry is the state fruit of Maine.+*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?40981 USDA GRIN profile]
−[[Category:Ericaceae]]+[[Category:Flora of Canada|Blueberry, Lowbush]]+[[Category:Flora of the United States]]
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{{Taxobox
+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
−| color = lightgreen
+| name = ''Vaccinium angustifolium''
−| name = Lowbush Blueberry
+| common_names = Lowbush Blueberry
+| growth_habit = shrub
+| high = 35-60cm
+| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
+| origin = E&C Canada, NE USA
+| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
+| lifespan = perennial
+| exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
+| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
+| features = fruit, fire-tolerance
+| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
+| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
+| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
+| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
+| color = IndianRed
| image = Vaccinium angustifolium, Pancake Bay PP.jpg
| image = Vaccinium angustifolium, Pancake Bay PP.jpg
−| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
−| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
−| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
+| regnum = Plantae
−| ordo = [[Ericales]]
+| divisio = Magnoliophyta
−| familia = [[Ericaceae]]
+| classis = Magnoliopsida
−| genus = ''[[Vaccinium]]''
+| ordo = Ericales
−| species = '''''V. angustifolium'''''
+| familia = Ericaceae
−| binomial = ''Vaccinium angustifolium''
+| genus = Vaccinium
−| binomial_authority = [[William Aiton|Aiton]]
+| species = angustifolium
+| subspecies =
+| cultivar =
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+'''Lowbush Blueberry''' (''Vaccinium angustifolium'') is a fire-tolerant species of [[blueberry]].
−Low spreading [[deciduous]] [[shrub].
−:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Vaccinium|genus page]].''
−==Cultivation==
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−===Propagation===
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−===Pests and diseases===
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−== External links ==
+==Cultivars==
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+==References==
+<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
+==External links==
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+{{stub}}
+[[Category:Categorize]]
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