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Bog Bilberry
Bog bilberrry. By Banangraut (Own work) [GFDL (https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Vaccinium uliginosum var. alpinum
Common names:
Bog bilberry
Bog blueberry
Western-huckleberry
Bog bilberry is a small plant related to blueberries, huckleberries and cranberries. Today, botanists find it growing in wet bogs and muskegs of the arctic. This plant cannot tolerate dense shade and is typically found in open settings or in partial shade of open woodlands. The leaves, twigs and berries are consumed by a variety of animals, including elk, moose, bears, snowshoe hares and other small mammals.
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