page_title: Vaccinium angustifolium
section_title: State fruits
hierarchical_section_title: Vaccinium angustifolium / State fruits
caption_attribution_description: English: The giant blueberry makes a distinctive entry feature for the community Self made photo. Straightened and sharpened.
context_page_description: Vaccinium angustifolium, commonly known as the wild lowbush blueberry, is a species of blueberry native to eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States, growing as far south as the Great Smoky Mountains and west to the Great Lakes region.
context_section_description: The lowbush blueberry is the state fruit of Maine and the wild low bush blueberry is also the Nova Scotian Provincial Berry. Oxford, Nova Scotia is nicknamed "Wild Blueberry Capital of Canada".
caption: Giant blueberry person in Oxford, Nova Scotia
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