SHINY BLUEBERRY (Vaccinium myrsinites)
WHAT FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT IS BLOOMING TODAY?: SHINY BLUEBERRY (Vaccinium myrsinites)
Small shiny leaves, edible small fruits highly palatable to a wide variety of birds and mammals, especially northern bobwhite, quail and turkey. Appreciated by pollinators.
Learn: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/vacmys/all.html
Native American Ethnobotany for this genus: http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Vaccinium+myrsinites
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