Bog Blueberry, Bog Bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
Synonyms: Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. alpinum, Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. gaultherioides, Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. microphyllum, Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale, Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pedris, Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pubescens, Vaccinium uliginosum var. alpinum, Vaccinium uliginosum var. salicinum
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Mature fruits of bog blueberry as observed on the shoreline of Sheep Lake, Olallie Lake Scenic Area, Mt. Hood National Forest.......September 13, 2019.
Bog blueberry as seen in a wet meadow to the east of the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 between Deer and Sand Lakes, north of Chinook Pass, Wenatchee National Forest.........August 27, 2014.
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The photo at left shows the tasty blue fruits of bog blueberry as seen in Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........September 6, 2008. Note that the stems are fairly straight (as opposed to being angled or zigzagged) and they are fairly round in cross-section. This species is also limited to fairly wet, usually open meadows although they can be found where trees have encroached upon a once open meadow.
The photo at right shows the glaucous, fall-color leaves of bog blueberry as seen at Bonney Meadows, Mt. Hood National Forest........September 20, 2018.
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Fall-colored foliage of bog blueberry observed on moist slopes along the Pacific Crest Trail between Mt. Ashland and Grouse Gap, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.......October 15, 2019.
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Fall color on the leaves of bog blueberry as seen at left in meadows along the East Crater Trail #48, Indian Heaven Wilderness.......October 3, 2018. The photo at right shows the mature fruits of bog blueberry as seen around Rock Lake, Indian Heaven Wilderness......August 20, 2024.
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Bog blueberry with ripe fruits observed at the southeast corner of Chenamus Lake, Indian Heaven Wilderness.....September 10, 2023.
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This series of photos shows the fall leaf color of bog blueberry as seen at Grand Meadows in the Indian Heaven Wilderness........September 15, 2023.
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Close-up images of the bloom-covered
berries and glaucous leaves of bog blueberry as seen in Swampy Meadows on the
southwestern flanks of Mt. Adams........August 6, 2005.
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A close-up of the bluish berry of bog blueberry as seen in moist meadows around Junction Lake, Indian Heaven Wilderness.......August 24, 2013.
The photo at right shows the fall foliage and several ripe berries of bog blueberry as seen near the shoreline of Rock Lakes, Indian Heaven Wilderness......October 6, 2023.
Paul Slichter