Creeping blueberry

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Plant Info
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Binomial name
Vaccinium crassifolium Andr.
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Creeping blueberry (Vaccinium crassifolium) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States. It is evergreen with shiny dark green to bronze leaves. Several cultivars are available for planting as a ground cover in landscaping.

Medicinal Usage

The leaves have medicinal properties similar to Bearberry (Uva-ursi).

References

Creeping Blueberry, USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, consulted 2006-12-18). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Kirkman, W. B. & J. R. Ballington. 1990. Creeping blueberries (Ericaceae: Vaccinium sect. Herpothamnus) - a new look at Vaccinium crassifolium including V. sempervirens. Syst. Bot. 15:693.