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Whortleberry 
V. myrtillus L. A Low shrubs 15-25 cm. tall, with decumbent 
often somewhat trailing stems, rather diffusely branched, the branches 
ascending, forming a small bush, angled, green, smooth, the internodes 
prevailingly shorter than the leaves; leaves somewhat leathery, veiny, ovate, 
or sometimes oval, mostly broadest below the middle, l-2 cm. long, 7-12 mn. 
wide, mostly obtuse, rounded at the base, borne on petioles .5=1 m. long, 
the margins finely toothed when viewed under a lens, glabrous on both 
surfaces; flowers pendulous, the calyx limb entire but undulate, about .5 
mne Wide, the corollas depressed globose, 3-4 mn. broad, pearly; fruits wine 
color, 6-8 mm. in diameter with scarcely any bloom, pendulous at maturity. 
i —> (Ve oreophilum Rydb.). 
Frequent on high ridges commonly in association with Abies lasiocarpa or 
Pinus albicaulis,often growing with high altitude forms of V. membranaceum 
from which it may be distinguished by the smaller, more depressed corollas and 
somewhat smaller leaves; from V. scoparium by the fruit color and corolla 
shape as well as habit, the latter Being much more twigey. The fruits often 
have a high,very fine flavor and aroma. 
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—— V. scoparium Leiberg. 
Grouseberry. A low shrub 10-30 cm. tall,usually 
forming small patches, woody and reclining at the base, with numerous stiffish 
ascending green stems, the branchlets angled, the internodes 3-8 mm. long; 
leaf-blades nearly sessile, ovate or elliptical, 10-15 mm. long, pale green, 
acute, somewhat wider towards the base and narrowed or round d, the margins 
finely serrate; i inthe..axils,-vhg calyx Limbs undulate, sub- 
entire, the corolla ovoid, 3.5=4 mm. long, the lobes less than 1 m. long, 
borne on deflexed pedicels about 2 mm. long, which increase sanewhat i trait: 
berry pendulous, bright red (rarely blue-black), 4-6 mm. in diameter, flattened 
globose, with scarcely any bloam. (V. microphyllum (Hooke) Rydb. 
Common throughout our region at high elevations on open 
ledges, on old talus slopes or in dry burns. 
rocky slopes and 
