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
![Bog Blueberry: 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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/heath/vacc/uliginosum/uliginosum2a.jpg)
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.
![Leaves and berry of Bog Blueberry: 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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/heath/vacc/uliginosum/vacciniumulig.jpg)
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.
![Berry of Bog Blueberry: 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)](../../../../cascade/mtadams/5/heath/vacc/uliginosum/vacciniumulig1.jpg)
The photo above is a close-up of the bloom-covered
berry of bog blueberry as seen in Swampy Meadows on the southwestern flanks
of Mt. Adams...........August 6, 2005.
Paul Slichter