LOW WHORTLEBERRY 
Vaccinium caespitosum Michaux 
The low whortleberry, hidden among the grass, on gentle slopes 
of in alpine meadows, is unlike most other members of its group, for 
it grows only from three to seven inches tall. It has woody stems, 
much branched, and in spring bears a heavy load of lovely white or 
pink bells. These later develop into blue berries which are covered 
with an attractive bloom. The leaves turn a deep red color in autumn. 
The low whortleberry may be found from New Hampshire to 
Labrador, and in the Rocky Mountains from Colorado to British 
Columbia and Alaska and westward to California. 
We found the specimen sketched at Bow Lake, twenty-five miles 
north of Lake Louise Station, British Columbia, at an altitude of 6,000 
feet. 
PLATE 179 
