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Questions and Answers: 2019

Question: We're trying to get this Vaccinium down to species at Joppa Flats. V. Corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry) is our leading contender, …

  • Question

    We're trying to get this Vaccinium down to species at Joppa Flats. V. Corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry) is our leading contender, based on the leaf edges. Have we got it right? With all the hybrids and cultivars, we're not sure. We were also looking at V. cesariense, though it's not in the map for Essex Co.

    Answer

    chaffeemonell, good morning. Unfortunately, there isn't any scale in your image, so it is difficult for me to determine who this is. I also can't make out the leaf margins well enough. That all written, it does look most like Vaccinium corymbosum, based on what I can determine. Best wishes.