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V. myrtilloides, velvet-leaf, Sourtop
Twigs:
Green. Verrucose.
Leafbuds:
Blackish with conspicuous, curved slender aristae, 1.5-2 mm.
Leaves:
Bright green -upper. Paler and nitid -lower. Apex acute and mucronate. Cuneate base. Margin entire.
Corolla:
Broadly cylindric-campanulate, 4-5 mm. White or pale pink-tinged. Coëtaneous. May-June.
Berries:
Bright frosty blue to dark blue. Pleasantly acid to sweet. July-August.
Height:
2 to 5 dm. Colonial.
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