Vaccinium praestans

Botanical Description

Vaccinium praestans is a perennial plant with short stems that become more or less woody and persist. Growing from a creeping rhizomatous rootstock, it sends up short stems up to 15cm tall, forming in time a mat of growth[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, and is also sold in local markets. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used to form a ground cover.