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PLANTS

Velvetleaf blueberry

Vaccinium myrtilloides

Plants
NativeShrubPerennial
Velvetleaf blueberry, photo 1 of 5
Velvetleaf blueberry, In flower
Velvetleaf blueberry, In fruit

Perennial shrub. Grows near water.

There are 14,202 observations of Velvetleaf blueberry in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec2,940
  2. Côte-Nord2,576
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2,281
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2,121
  5. Mauricie1,018
  6. Outaouais764
  7. Capitale-Nationale420
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent333
  9. Lanaudière332
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine331
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches329
  12. Laurentides326
  13. Estrie223
  14. Centre-du-Québec112
  15. Montérégie93
  16. Montréal3

Habitat

Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
Highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosum
Black huckleberryGaylussacia baccata
Dwarf bilberryVaccinium cespitosum
Bog blueberryVaccinium uliginosum
LeatherleafChamaedaphne calyculata
Alaska blueberryVaccinium ovalifolium
European stoneseedLithospermum officinale
Northern blueberryVaccinium boreale
Northern bush-honeysuckleDiervilla lonicera
Autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata
LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea