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|familia=Ericaceae
|genus=Vaccinium
|species=caespitosum
|common_name=Dwarf Bilberry
|habit=shrub
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|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=part-sun
|water=moist
|features=deciduous, edible, fruit
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'''''Vaccinium cespitosum''''', (also, ''caespitosum''), the '''dwarf bilberry''', is a species of flowering shrub in the genus which includes [[Vaccinium|blueberries and cranberries]]. It is a low-lying plant rarely reaching half a meter in height which forms a carpetlike stand in rocky mountainous meadows. It is found across Canada and into the northern half of the United States. The foliage is reddish-green to green and the flowers are tiny urn-shaped light pink cups less than a centimeter wide. The fruits are edible blue [[Bilberry|bilberries]].
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- 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 -->
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