VACC1NIACEAE (HUCKLEBERRY FAMILY) 



5 VACCINIACEAE. Huckleberry Family. 

 i GAYLUSSACIA. 



1 a Leaves pale-glaucous beneath ; flowers in loose racemes ; 



fruit blue BLUE TANGLEBERRY. (G. frondbsa.) 



b Leaves green on both sides ; fruit black 2 



2 a Bract subtending the flower shorter than the flower-stalk ; 



flowers in i-sided racemes 



BLACK HUCKLEBERRY. (G. resinbsa.) 



b Bract subtending the flower usually longer than the 

 flower-stalk; flowers in loose racemes 



DWARF HUCKLEBERRY. (G. dumbsa.) 



2 POLYC6DIUM DEERBERRY. (P. stamineum.) 



3 VACCfNIUMi 



1 a Leaves densely hairy on both sides when young; shrub 



%-2 ft. high; branchlets hairy 



CANADA BLUEBERRY. (V. canadense.) 

 b Leaves not hairy or hairy only on the under side 2 



2 a Shrubs usually more than 3 ft. high ; leaves often hairy 



beneath 3 



b Shrubs usually less than 3 ft. high; leaves not hairy 



beneath 4 



3 a Leaves half grown when flowers are mature, not usu- 



ally hairy beneath when mature; fruit blue when ripe 



HIGH-BUSH BLUEBERRY. (V. corymbbsum.) 

 b Leaves appearing with the flowers, hairy beneath when 

 mature; fruit black when ripe 



BLACK BLUEBERRY. (V. atrococcum.) 



4 a Flowers on leafless branches; leaves obovate to oval, 



usually entire LOW-BUSH BLUEBERRY. (V. vacillans.) 



b Flowers on leafy branches; leaves oblong to lanceolate, 



usually toothed . DWARF BLUEBERRY. (V. pennsylvdnicum.) 

 4 OXYC6CCUS. 

 i a Leaves ovate, pointed ; berry globose 



SMALL CRANBERRY. (0. oxycoccus.) 

 b Leaves oval to oblong, blunt at apex; berry ovoid to 



oblong LARGE CRANBERRY. (O. macrocarpus.) 



6 EPACRIDACEAE. Epacris Family. 



i EPACRIS EPACRIS. (E. impressa.*) 



7 DIAPENSIACEAE. Diapensia Family. 



1 PYXIDANTHfcRA FLOWERING Moss. (P. barbulata.) 



2 GALAX GALAX. (G. apylla*) 



2 PRIMULALES. Primrose Order, 

 i MYRSINACEAE. Myrsina Family. 



i ARDfSIA ARDESIA. (A. crenulata*) 



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