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Vaccinium caespitosum
Dwarf bilberry
Deciduous shrub
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The Vaccinium caespitosum plant species is found in Northern and Western N. America - Alaska to California. It is a member of the Ericaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Dwarf bilberry.

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Latin Name:  Vaccinium caespitosum
Common Name:  Dwarf bilberry
Family:  Ericaceae
Author:  Michx.
 
Known Hazards:  None known
 
Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:  
 
Habitat:  Rocky or gravelly banks in open woods or alpine scrub[43, 184].



Medicinal Information:  Antiseptic, astringent, carminative, hypoglycaemic[172].

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