Useful Nova Scotia Plants

Plants

Highbush Blueberry

Common name

Highbush Blueberry

Latin name

Vaccinium corymbosum

Characters

This blueberry is the tallest of the genus, reaching 1.4m or more. The elliptical leaves are sharply serrated on the margins. Suckers are common if damage occurs. The fruit is glaucous, from blue to black and sometimes shiny. Look for flowers mid-June.

Habit

Shrub

Edible Portion

Berries

Habitat

Barrens and bogs, lakeshores

Geography

Distinctly Atlantic Coastal Plain from Digby around the coast to Queens and Lunenburg counties

Used For

Delicious raw, on ice cream, in fruit salads or anywhere blueberries are a favourite.
Photo: David Mazerolle