Ericaceae
Small black blueberry
Vaccinium tenellum
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Vaccinium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 南方蓝莓, 南方越橘
- English
- Small black blueberry, Small cluster blueberry, Southern dwarf blueberry
Synonyms
- Cyanococcus tenellus (Aiton) Small
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.