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Blueberry

There are a number of species of blueberry around Sitka including Alaskan blueberry (Vaccinium alaskaense), oval-leafed blueberry (V. ovalifolium), dwarf blueberry (V. caespitosum), and bog blueberry (V. uliginosum). It is difficult for me to distinguish between them.

Picture taken near Indian River gravel pond in early July 1998.