Ericaceae FAMILY
Vaccinium fuscatum
Vaccinium fuscatum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vaccinium fuscatum is an evergreen shrub, sometimes losing its leaves in colder winters; it can grow up to 3.5 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and is also often cultivated.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - eastern Ontario, Quebec and Maine, south to Texas and Florida
HabitatSwamps and pine barrens, wet woods and the edges of lakes[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 184 Title Shrubs. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30258-2 Description Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1,900 species and cultivars. ].