Question: The last couple of years I've noticed what appear to be mutant flowers on Black Huckleberry at Quincy Bog Natural …
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Question
The last couple of years I've noticed what appear to be mutant flowers on Black Huckleberry at Quincy Bog Natural Area in Rumney, NH. The plants have plenty of healthy/normal looking flowers, but then I see something like the attached flower. Does someone there have an explanation for this?
Answer
Dear gdewolf, I do not know for sure what is causing the unusual flowers. There is a fungus that infects this and a related genus (Exobasidium vacinii) that may be causing the flowers you are viewing. Thanks for posting the image.
