Vaccinium deliciosum
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Vaccinium Deliciosum is a plant from the genus of blueberries ( Vaccinium ) in the family of the Ericaceae (Ericaceae). It is native to western North America and produces very tasty berries.
description
Vaccinium deliciosum grows as a group-forming shrub and reaches heights of 5 to 150 centimeters. The more or less stalk-round to rarely angular branches have smooth or hairy lines and green to blue-green colored bark .
The obovate to rounded-lanceolate, or rarely elliptical leaves are 17 to 35 millimeters long and 9 to 17 millimeters wide. The leaf margin is usually serrated. They are usually colored blue-green. The two sides of the leaf are usually hairless, but glandular hairiness often occurs along the leaf veins .
During the flowering period in late spring to early summer, spherical to jug-shaped flowers are formed. The sepals are colored blue-green. The pink to red petals are almost completely fused with spherical to jug-shaped and have a length of 4 to 6 millimeters and a diameter of 5 to 7 millimeters. The stamens are bare.
Blue to matt black, sometimes red berries with a diameter of 9 to 13 millimeters are formed. The seeds are about 1 mm in size.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 48.
Distribution and location
The natural range of Vaccinium deliciosum includes western Canada and the USA. In Canada the species occurs in southern British Columbia . In the United States, the distribution area includes Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and northern California.
The species is found in coniferous forests and on higher pastures as well as on rubble heaps at altitudes of 600 to 2000 meters.
Systematics
A synonym for the species is Vaccinium coccineum Piper . Vaccinium deliciosum belongs to the section Myrtillus from the subgenus Vaccinium in the genus Vaccinium .
use
The berries of Vaccinium deliciosum are edible and are considered to be very tasty. They can be eaten raw or cooked and have a sweet taste. To make them more durable, they are also dried. Research from the University of Idaho and Washington State University found that the berries contain 31 different flavors. Both the berries and the leaves are high in vitamin C. The leaves and twigs contain quinic acid and were therefore used in the past to treat gout . The tea, which can be obtained from the leaves, has been shown to have a blood sugar regulating effect.
swell
- Vaccinium deliciosum. In: Flora of North America. www.eFloras.org, accessed on December 19, 2010 (English).
- Vaccinium deliciosum. (PDF; 97 kB) In: USDA NRCS Plant Guide. www.plants.usda.gov, accessed December 19, 2010 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Vaccinium deliciosum. In: Flora of North America. www.eFloras.org, accessed on December 19, 2010 (English).
- ^ Vaccinium deliciosum. In: Germplasm Resources Information Network. www.ars-grin.gov, accessed December 19, 2010 (English).
- ^ Vaccinium deliciosum. In: Plants For A Future. Retrieved December 19, 2010 .
- ^ Vaccinium deliciosum. (PDF; 97 kB) In: USDA NRCS Plant Guide. www.plants.usda.gov, accessed December 19, 2010 .
