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Vaccinium cespitosum, (also, caespitosum), the dwarf bilberry, is a species of flowering shrub in the genus which includes blueberries and cranberries. It is a low-lying plant rarely reaching half a meter in height which forms a carpetlike stand in rocky mountainous meadows. It is found across Canada and into the northern half of the United States. The foliage is reddish-green to green and the flowers are tiny urn-shaped light pink cups less than a centimeter wide. The fruits are edible blue bilberries.
Shrub
2 ft Tall
Pink
Summer
Groundcover, Deer resistant
Deep Shade, Partial Shade
Low
Moderate
1, 2, 4*, 5*, 6*, 14, 15, 16, 17
Disturbed places
Alpine Fell-Fields, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 64 likely
Sierra Sulphur
Colias behrii
Placid Dart
Abagrotis placida
Luteus Dart Moth
Abagrotis trigona
Sallow Button
Acleris hastiana