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
The photo above shows the tasty blue fruits of bog blueberry as seen in Swampy Meadows on the western slopes of Mt. Adams........September 6, 2008.
A close-up of the flower of bog blueberry as seen in a bog in upper Killen Creek Meadows, Mt. Adams Wildernes.........August 4, 2022.
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The photo above is a close-up of the bloom-covered
berry 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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Bog blueberries showing their fall foliage at Willard Springs, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge....October 23, 2023.
Paul Slichter