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PLANTS

Highbush blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialWhite flowers
Highbush blueberry, photo 1 of 5
Highbush blueberry, In flower
Highbush blueberry, In fruit
3.7 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 3.7 m. Grows in thickets.

There are 234 observations of Highbush blueberry in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and July and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie85
  2. Estrie42
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches27
  4. Lanaudière22
  5. Laurentides19
  6. Centre-du-Québec16
  7. Capitale-Nationale11
  8. Outaouais6
  9. Laval2
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  11. Mauricie2

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli

Similar species

Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
Black huckleberryGaylussacia baccata
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
Alaska blueberryVaccinium ovalifolium
Silky dogwoodCornus amomum
Dwarf bilberryVaccinium cespitosum
MoosewoodDirca palustris
Bog blueberryVaccinium uliginosum
TOXIC
BurningbushEuonymus alatus
Multiflora roseRosa multiflora
Common winterberryIlex verticillata