Vaccinium myrsinites

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Vaccinium myrsinites in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Vaccinium myrsinites, Lam. Low evergreen nearly or quite glabrous shrub, erect or decumbent: lvs. firm, variable, spatulate to oblong-obovate, 1/4 - 1 in. long, entire or serrulate, sometimes denticulate, mostly shining above, glabrate or puberulent beneath, strongly veiny: bracts and calyx-teeth acute or acutish; corolla cylindrical, 1/4 – 3/8 in. long: berries blue, globose. Sandy pine barrens, Va. to Fla. and La. B.M. 1550 (as V. nitidum var. decumbens).—The chief points of difference between this and the last species are the puberulent branchlets, prominently veined, bristly ciliate lvs., and acute calyx-teeth and bracts. "Grown as a pot-plant in coolhouses in England under the name of V. Sprengerii." The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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