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PLANTS

Dwarf bilberry

Vaccinium cespitosum

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialRed flowers
Dwarf bilberry, photo 1 of 5
Dwarf bilberry, In flower
Dwarf bilberry, In fruit
30 cmHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 30 cm. Grows on the tundra.

There are 1,303 observations of Dwarf bilberry in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord937
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean149
  3. Nord-du-Québec115
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine31
  5. Capitale-Nationale30
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  9. Lanaudière4
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Estrie3
  12. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Bog blueberryVaccinium uliginosum
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
Highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosum
Alaska blueberryVaccinium ovalifolium
Black huckleberryGaylussacia baccata
Triangle oracheAtriplex prostrata
LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
TOXIC
Common SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
False toadflaxGeocaulon lividum
TwinflowerLinnaea borealis