Vaccinium myrtillus, in fruit, August 17, 2022
Common & scientific name
Bilberry or Wild blueberry, Vaccinium myrtillus
Family
Heath, Ericaceae
Location
Forest near Midway, 11,200’
Fun/weird/little known fact
This wild blueberry is the most common of our three Vaccinium species below treeline. Although it often produces less flowers (sweet little whitish-pink bells not shown here), and therefore less huckleberries, as they’re often called, this year has been a banner year for these delicious berries!
V. myrtillus, 11,000’, August 24, 2022