Stats

Lifespan

Up to 80 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Boreal forest

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This dwarf shrub grows in dense, low colonies across northern North American heaths. Its roots survive intense forest fires by regenerating new stems from underground rhizomes.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Vaccinium

Species

Vaccinium angustifolium