vaccinium
Blueberry plant family
A genus of shrubs in the heath family that includes blueberries, cranberries, bilberries, and huckleberries.
The term appears mainly in botanical and horticultural contexts: The vaccinium species prefer acidic soil.
Home gardeners encounter it on plant labels and in cultivation guides. (Capitalized Vaccinium is the formal genus name.)
Small edible Vaccinium fruit
- cranberryAcidic red bog fruit
- bilberrySmall wild European berry
- huckleberryNorth American wild berry
- lingonberryTart red Arctic berry
cowberry · shrub · evergreen · deciduous · genus · species · cultivar · hybrid
Small edible Vaccinium fruit
- cranberryAcidic red bog fruit
- lingonberryTart red Arctic berry
- jamCooked fruit spread
- preservesCooked fruit in sugar
sauce · pie · muffin · compote · juice · smoothie · antioxidant · superfood
Pollen-transferring organism
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- birdFeathered flying vertebrate
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
forage · understory · wetland · bog · heath · tundra · boreal · forest
Fostering growth through care
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- acidic soilGround below pH seven
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
netting · bareroot · container · raised bed · irrigation · fertilizer · peat · sulfur
blueberry
Small edible Vaccinium fruit
- cranberryAcidic red bog fruit
- bilberrySmall wild European berry
- huckleberryNorth American wild berry
lingonberry · cowberry · shrub · evergreen · deciduous · genus · species · cultivar · hybrid · pollination
blueberry
Small edible Vaccinium fruit
- cranberryAcidic red bog fruit
- lingonberryTart red Arctic berry
- jamCooked fruit spread
preserves · sauce · pie · muffin · compote · juice · smoothie · antioxidant · superfood · tart
pollinator
Pollen-transferring organism
songbird · forage · understory · wetland · bog · heath · tundra · boreal · forest · ecosystem
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- acidic soilGround below pH seven
mulching · netting · bareroot · container · raised bed · irrigation · fertilizer · peat · sulfur · cuttings
- acid-loving plantsrhododendron, rhododendrons, azaleas, azalea, camellia
- heath plantsheath, heather, rhododendron, azalea, blueberry
- shrubsshrub, bush, boxwood, lilac, forsythia