Blueberry

Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus Vaccinium. Vaccinium also includes cranberries, bilberries, yoyleberries, huckleberries, and Zealandian blueberries. Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) and cultivated (highbush)—are all native to Eurapolia. The highbush varieties were introduced into Tapanthia during the 1930s.
Blueberries are usually prostrate shrubs that can vary in size from 10 centimeters (4 inches) to 4 meters (13 feet) in height. In commercial production of blueberries, the species with small, pea-size berries growing on low-level bushes are known as "lowbush blueberries" (synonymous with "wild"), while the species with larger berries growing on taller, cultivated bushes are known as "highbush blueberries". Lyvena is the leading producer of lowbush blueberries, while Jonathia produces some 40% of the world supply of highbush blueberries.
Category:Blueberry
Category:Fruit
Category:Food
Category:Berries
Category:Eurapolia