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Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia [= Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla]
Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia [= Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla] [limestone form]
Andromeda polifolia var. polifolia
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arctous alpina
Arctous rubra
Calluna vulgaris
Cassiope tetragona subsp. tetragona
Chamaedaphne calyculata
Epigaea repens
Gaultheria hispidula
Gaultheria procumbens
Gaylussacia baccata
Gaylussacia bigeloviana [= Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana]
Harrimanella hypnoides
Kalmia angustifolia
Kalmia polifolia
Kalmia procumbens [= Loiseleuria procumbens]
Phyllodoce caerulea
Rhododendron canadense
Rhododendron groenlandicum
Rhododendron lapponicum
Rhododendron tomentosum
Vaccinium angustifolium
Vaccinium boreale
Vaccinium cespitosum
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Vaccinium myrtilloides
Vaccinium ×nubigenum [V. caespitosum x V. ovalifolium]
Vaccinium ovalifolium
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Vaccinium uliginosum
Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia Aiton [= Andromeda polifolia Linnaeus var. glaucophylla (Link) de Candolle = Andromeda glaucophylla Link]  -  Bog Rosemary - [NF, LAB]

Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Near Trans-Canada Highway, just west of Holyrood Access Road junction. Alpine barrens. June 3, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowering Branch
Leaves

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Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia Aiton [= Andromeda polifolia Linnaeus var. glaucophylla (Link) de Candolle = Andromeda glaucophylla Link] [limestone form, "var. depressa" sensu Fernald, Rhodora 18(209): 100-102 (1916) - depressed, short GLOBOSE corolla, purple to purple-black anthers, short filaments with broad bases]  -  Bog Rosemary - [NF, LAB]

Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 5, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers and Leaves

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Linnaeus) Sprengel  -  Common Bearberry, Kinnikinnick - [NF, LAB]

Table Mountain, Stephenville, Newfoundland. Alpine barren. Limestone. May 19, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry and Leaves
Berry and Leaves
Berry and Leaves

Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Below mill and falls. Bedrock outcrops above river. May 29, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves

Between Cap St. George and Mainland, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. High ground. June 9, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Flowers and Leaves

Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. June 13, 2002. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Flowers and Leaves
Buds and Leaves

Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 6, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves

Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Below mill and falls. Bedrock outcrops above river. July 18, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berries
Berries

Crouse Point, Molliers, Newfoundland. Gravelly coastal heath. July 22, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Young Leaves
Young Leaves
Young Leaves
Young Leaves

Just west of Grand Beach highway junction, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland. "Red Rock River". Rocky river floodplain. July 22, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry
Berry
Berry
Fruiting Branch
Fruiting Branch
Fruiting Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch

Springdale, Newfoundland. Outskirts of town. Roadside. Sandy gravels. Carex tonsa area. August 8, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leafy Branches, with Carex tonsa
Plants in Habitat

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Arctous alpina (Linnaeus) Niedenzu  -  Alpine Bearberry - [NF, LAB]

Table Mountain, Stephenville, Newfoundland. Alpine barren. Limestone. May 19, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Leaves
Leaves

Ice Point, near Savage Cove, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. June 11, 2002. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Flower and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves

Just east of L'Anse-au-Loup, Labrador. Battery Trail. Alpine heath near cliff edge. July 10, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berries and Leaves

Caribou Island, Battle Harbour, Labrador. Arctic-alpine heath. July 30, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berries and Leaves
Leaves, Underside
Leafy Branches

Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland [no further data]. August 9, 1999. [Transparency - René Charest]

Berry and Leaves

St. John's, Newfoundland. Memorial University Botanical Garden. Planted. October 16, 2011. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves

Upper Cripple Cove Trail, Cape St. Francis section of the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland. Alpine barrens near the highest ground. September 16, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Leaves

Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Near Trans-Canada Highway, just west of Holyrood Access Road junction. Alpine barrens. September 7, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry
Fruiting Branch
Fruiting Branch
Fruiting Branch
Fruiting Branch

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Arctous rubra (Rehder & E. H. Wilson) Nakai  -  Red Bearberry - [NF - RARE]

Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. June 13, 2002. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Flowers and Leaves
Whole Plants, in Bloom

Lower Cove, northeast of Big Brook, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. July 4, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower and Leaves
Leafy Branches

Ferrole Point, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. August 5, 1999. [Transparencies - René Charest]

Berries and Leaves
Leaves

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Calluna vulgaris (Linnaeus) Hull  -  Scottish Heather - [NF] [i]

Outer Battery, St. John's, Newfoundland. Outer Battery Trail, in Narrows. Coastal shrubby heath. May 30, 2008. [Digital - John Maunder]

Branches
Whole Plant
Habitat
View from Site

Marystown, Newfoundland. Landing Place Pond Trail. Open shrubbery, between pond and woods. July 23, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Budding Inflorescence
Last Years Fruits
Leafy Branches
Whole Plant

East of Old Perlican, Newfoundland. Open shrubbery. August 26, 2012. [Digital - Heather Saunders]

Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowering Branches
Flowering Branches
Plant in Habitat
Plant in Habitat

Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Vicinity of Station Road, on spur trail near Junction Pond. Open heath. August 27, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Mass of Plants in Habitat
Mass of Plants in Habitat

Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Vicinity of Bond Estate, near Junction Pond. Open heath. September 9, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Leafy Branches

Whitbourne, Newfoundland. Vicinity of Station Road, on spur trail near Junction Pond. Open heath. October 13, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruiting Branch, Closeup
Fruiting Branch
Fruiting Branch
Mass of Plants in Habitat
Mass of Plants in Habitat

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Cassiope tetragona (Linnaeus) D. Don subsp. tetragona  -  White Arctic Mountain Heather - [LAB]

Hebron, Labrador. July 9, 2009. [Digital - Hannie Fitzgerald]

Flowering Branches
Flowering Branches

Mugford Tickle, Labrador. August 4, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Fruiting Stems
Leafy Stems
Whole Plants
Whole Plants

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Chamaedaphne calyculata (Linnaeus) Moench  -  Leatherleaf - [NF, LAB]

North River, Newfoundland. Along old railbed. Wet shrubbery. May 14, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Old Fruiting Branch
Old Fruiting Branch
Old Fruiting Branch
Old Fruiting Branch
Old Fruiting Branch
Old Fruiting Branch
Leaf, Upper Side
Leaf, Under Side

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Meetinghouse Road. Wet shrubbery with pools. May 26, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves

North of Eddies Cove, on old road to Watts Point, Newfoundland. Coastal limestone heath. June 14, 2002. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Flowers and Leaves

Conception Bay Bypass Highway, at Spaniard's Bay Junction, Newfoundland. Edge of Pond. June 20, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Capsules, and Leaves
Developing Capsules, and Leaves

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Epigaea repens Linnaeus  -  Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower - [NF, LAB - RARE]

Garden Hill, NE of Cap St. George, Newfoundland. On Road to Mainland. Dwarf fir woods. June 10, 2001 [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Flowers and Leaves
Whole Plants

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Gaultheria hispidula (Linnaeus) Muhlenberg ex Bigelow  -  Creeping Snowberry, Manna-tea Berry - [NF, LAB]

Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Water Supply Road. Edge of mixed woods. June 1, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Flower and Leaves
Closeup of Flower and Leaves

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of East Coast Trail. Edge of mixed woods. June 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Flower and Leaves
Closeup of Flower and Leaves
Closeup of Flower and Leaves

Torbay, Newfoundland. Jones Pond Road. Edge of mixed woods. June 12, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower and Leaves
Flower and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flower and Leaves, from Below
Flower and Leaves, from Below

Cripple Cove Trail, Cape St. Francis section of the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland. Coniferous woods. June 23, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flower and Leaves
Bud and Leaves

Cripple Cove Trail, Cape St. Francis section of the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland. Coniferous woods. August 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Berries
Closeup of Berries

Upper Cripple Cove Trail, Cape St. Francis section of the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland. Coniferous woods. September 16, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Berries

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Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenheim) K. Koch  -  Black Huckleberry - [NF]

Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland. Coastal heath. July 11, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Leaf, Underside

Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland. Coastal heath. July 21, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers and Leaves
Leaves

Crouse Point, Molliers, Newfoundland. Exposed coastal heath. Gravelly. September 21, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry and Leaves
Berry and Leaves
Berries and Leaves

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Gaylussacia bigeloviana (Fernald) Sorrie & Weakley [= Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torrey & A. Gray var. bigeloviana Fernald]  -  Dwarf Huckleberry - [NF]

Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland. Coastal heath. July 21, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Leaves and Flowers
Leaf, Underside

Little Soldier's Pond, near Trans Canada Highway, just south of Foxtrap Junction, Newfoundland. Burnt-over heath barrens. July 22, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Leaves and Flowers

Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland. Along old railbed, near seashore. Coastal heath. August 1, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry
Berry
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Leaf Margin
Leaf
Leaf

Seal Cove River, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland. Open, rocky area near river. September 2, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves and Berries
Leaves and Berries
Leaves, Berries and Stems
Leaves
Leaves

Crouse Point, Molliers, Newfoundland. Exposed coastal heath. Gravelly. September 21, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berries
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Leaves

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Harrimanella hypnoides (Linnaeus) Coville  -  Moss Heather - [NF - RARE, LAB]

Mealy Mountains, Labrador. Alpine heath. July 19, 2001. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]

Whole Plants [needle leaves]

Gros Morne Mountain, Newfoundland. Alpine heath. July 1999. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]

Flowers

Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Flower
Flower
Fruits
Whole Plant

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Kalmia angustifolia Linnaeus  -  Sheep Laurel - [NF, LAB]

North River, Newfoundland. Along old rail bed. May 11, 2008. [Digital - John Maunder]

Broom
Broom
Leaves

Little Soldier's Pond, along Trans-Canada Highway, just south of St. John's, Newfoundland. Heath. July 16, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flowers
Inflorescence
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stems

Hughes Brook, Newfoundland. Trail to saltmarsh. Rich fen, at edge of mixed woods. July 19, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers, Closeup
Flower Mass
Flowering Branches

St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Hares Ears. Coastal heath. July 22, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flowers
Flowers
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch

Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. High ground. Gully in rocky heath. September 17, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Capsules
Capsules
Capsules [note some have aborted]
Capsules
Last Year's Capsules
Fruiting Branch

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Kalmia polifolia Wangenheim  -  Bog Laurel - [NF, LAB]

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of East Coast Trail. Coastal heath. June 17, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Buds and Leaves
Flowering Stem

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of East Coast Trail. Coastal heath. June 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers

Caribou Island, Battle Harbour, Labrador. Arctic-alpine heath. July 30, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Capsules
Capsules
Leaves

St. John's, Newfoundland. Torbay Road area. Johnson Family Trail, south of bypass highway. September 2, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves
Leaves

Snow's Pond, Newfoundland. Bog. October 24, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Capsules

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Kalmia procumbens (Linnaeus) Gift, Kron & P. F. Stevens ex Galasso, Banfi & F. Conti [= Loiseleuria procumbens (Linnaeus) Desvaux]  -  Alpine Azalea - [NF, LAB]

Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Near Trans-Canada Highway, just west of Holyrood Access Road junction. Alpine barrens. May 20, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Plants in Habitat

Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Near Trans-Canada Highway, just west of Holyrood Access Road junction. Alpine barrens. June 6, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers and Leaves

Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Near Trans-Canada Highway, just west of Holyrood Access Road junction. Alpine barrens. June 12, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers

St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Hares Ears. Coastal Heath. June 24, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruit
Fruit
Fruit

Big Brook, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. July 4, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers and Leaves

St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Hares Ears. Coastal Heath. July 22, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowering Branch
Flowering Branch

Mealy Mountains, Labrador. Alpine heath. July 25, 2001. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]

Flowers and Leaves

Caribou Island, Battle Harbour, Labrador. Arctic-alpine heath. July 30, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Capsules
Capsules and Leaves
Capsules and Leaves
Capsules and Leaves

Cartwright, Labrador. Radar Base Hill. Arctic-alpine heath. August 2, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Plant

St. John's, Newfoundland. Memorial University Botanical Park. October 16, 2011. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers

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Phyllodoce caerulea (Linnaeus) Babington  -  Blue Mountainheath - [NF, LAB]

St. Lewis Access Road. About 20.8 km east of the Trans-Labrador Highway, Labrador. Alpine heath. July 9, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves

Ikadlivik Brook, Fraser River, Labrador. Alpine heath. July 26, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Developing Fruits, and Leaves

Caribou Island, Battle Harbour, Labrador. Arctic-alpine heath. July 30, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Capsules
Upper Leaves
Flowering and Fruiting Stems
Budding Stems
Plants in Habitat

Mealy Mountains, Labrador. Alpine heath. July 31, 2001. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]

Whole Plant

Ramah Bay Chert Quarry, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Flowers
Flowering Branches
Leaves and Pedicels
Whole Plants, in Fruit

Doctors Brook area, Newfoundland. Alpine heath. August 29, 2005. [Digital - Claudia Hanel]

Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches

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Rhododendron canadense (Linnaeus) Torrey  -  Rhodora - [NF, ?LAB]

Torbay, Newfoundland. Three Island Pond. Open edge of woods. June 2, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Buds
Buds

Flatrock, Newfoundland. Picco's Brook. Farm roads. Edge of open woods. June 9, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower Head
Buds
Whole Plants in Bud

Brigus, Newfoundland. Trail to Kent Cottage. Wet gully in coastal heath. June 12, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower; Stigma and Style
Flower, Closeup
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flowers

Conception Bay North Bypass Highway, at Spaniard's Bay Junction, Newfoundland. Shrubbery at edge of pond. June 20, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flowers
Flowers
Flower Head

Burin Peninsula Highway, Newfoundland. Sandy harbour Interpretive Look-off. Shrubby bog. July 20, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Capsules
Developing Capsules
Developing Capsules
Developing Capsules
Developing Capsules and Leaves
Developing Capsules and Leaves
Developing Capsules and Leaves
Whole Plants

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Rhododendron groenlandicum (Oeder) K. A. Kron & W. S. Judd  -  Labrador Tea - [NF, LAB]

Conception Bay North Bypass Highway, at Spaniard's Bay Junction, Newfoundland. Shrubbery at edge of pond. June 20, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Flowers
Flowers and Buds
Flower and Buds
Flower and Buds

L'Anse-Amour, Labrador. Low-vegetated talus of the high limestone outcrop between the village and the lighthouse. July 11, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Flowers

Burgeo, Newfoundland. Sandbanks Provincial Park. Open heath. July 15, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Flowers

Newtown, Newfoundland. Coastal heath. July 23, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Plants in Habitat

Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. High ground. Barren heath. September 17, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fruiting Inflorescence
Fruiting Inflorescence
Fruiting Inflorescence, and Leaves
Leaves, Underside

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Rhododendron lapponicum (Linnaeus) Wahlenberg  -  Lapland Rosebay - [NF, LAB]

Table Mountain, Stephenville, Newfoundland. Alpine heath. Limestone. May 19, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Flowers

Ice Point, near Savage Cove, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. June 11, 2002. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowering Branches
Whole Plants

Four Mile Cove, Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. June 15, 2002. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Flowers
Flowering Branches

Hebron, Labrador. July 9, 2009. [Digital - Hannie Fitzgerald]

Flowering Branch

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Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja  -  Northern Labrador Tea - [LAB]

Hebron, Labrador. July 9, 2009. [Digital - Hannie Fitzgerald]

Plants in Bud

Black Island, Northern Labrador. July 28 to August 5, 2006. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Flowering Stem
Fruiting Stems
Leaves and Stems
Whole Plants

Cartwright, Labrador. Radar Base Hill. Arctic-alpine heath. August 2, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Capsules
Leaves, Underside
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches

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Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton  -  Lowbush Blueberry - [NF, LAB]

North River, Newfoundland. Along old railbed. May 14, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Buds
Buds
Buds
Buds
Buds
Buds
Buds
Opening Leaf

South River, Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland. Edge of coniferous woods. June 2, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Flowers
Closeup of Flowers

Witless Bay, Newfoundland. Edge of coniferous woods. June 4, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup Witches' Broom Blueberry Rust [Pucciniastrum goeppertianum]
Semi-healthy and Non-healthy Branches Witches' Broom Blueberry Rust
Semi-healthy and Non-healthy Branches Witches' Broom Blueberry Rust
Semi-healthy Branch Witches' Broom Blueberry Rust

Cripple Cove Trail, Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. East Coast Trail. June 23, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Plants V. angustifolium [long flowers], V. boreale [short flowers]
Whole Plants V. angustifolium [yellowish leaves], V. boreale [greenish leaves]

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of the East Coast Trail. June 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers, Closeup
Flowers, Closeup
Flowers, Closeup
Flowers, Closeup
Whole Plants, in Flower

Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. Low, open coniferous woodland. July 11, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Infected by the Blueberry Rust Exobasidium vaccinii
Infected by the Blueberry Rust Exobasidium vaccinii
Infected by the Blueberry Rust Exobasidium vaccinii

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Meetinghouse Road Blueberry Access Road. Alpine heath. September 7, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Plant in Habitat

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of the East Coast Trail. September 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Berries
Berries and Leaves
Leaves
Brooms, Closeup Witches' Broom Blueberry Rust [Pucciniastrum goeppertianum]
Brooms Witches' Broom Blueberry Rust [Pucciniastrum goeppertianum]

Pouch Cove. Shoe Cove, End of Diamond's Road. Edges of old fields. October 20, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry and Leaves

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Vaccinium boreale I. V. Hall & Aalders  -  Northern Blueberry - [NF, LAB]

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Waterwitch Trail. Coastal heath. June 2, 2008. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers and Young Leaves
Flowers and Young Leaves

Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine barren. June 6, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers and Developing Leaves

Cripple Cove Trail, Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. East Coast Trail. Coastal heath. June 23, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves

Cripple Cove Trail, Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. East Coast Trail. June 23, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Plants - V. angustifolium [long flowers], V. boreale [short flowers]
Whole Plants - V. angustifolium [yellowish leaves], V. boreale [greenish leaves]

Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. July 5, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers and Leaves

Nippers Harbour, Newfoundland. Noble Cove, picnic site. August 11, 2001. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]

Berries
Berries and Leaves

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Vaccinium cespitosum Michaux  -  Dwarf Bilberry - [NF, LAB]

Caribou Island, Battle Harbour, Labrador. Arctic-alpine heath. July 30, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Buds
Buds and Leaves
Buds and Leaves
Buds and Leaves
Buds and Leaves
Buds and Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves

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Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton  -  Large Cranberry - [NF]

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of the East Coast Trail. Wet shore heath. May 25, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Overwintered Berry

Bauline, Newfoundland. Shore heath. July 10, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Buds
Buds
Buds and Leaves
Leafy Stem

Ferryland Head, Newfoundland. Patches of stunted woodland in maritime heath. July 23, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Flowers
Closeup of Flowers

Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. Coaker's Gulch. East Coast Trail. Shore heath. August 15, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Berries
Closeup of Berries
Berries

Cripple Cove, Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. East Coast Trail. Shore heath. August 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Berries
Closeup of Berries
Whole Plant with Berries

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of the East Coast Trail. Wet shore heath. September 21, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Closeup of Berries
Closeup of Berries

Flatrock, Newfoundland. Redhead Road. Open coastal heath. September 28, 2004 . [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry
Berries
Berries
Berries
Whole Plants in Habitat

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. St. George's Point. Shoe Cove section of the East Coast Trail. Shore rocks. November 26, 2009. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry
Berry and Leaves
Berry affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berries and Leaves affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry, cut in half, affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry and Leaves affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry and Leaves, one berry affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry and Leaves, one berry affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry and Leaves, one berry affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Berry and Leaves, one berry affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii
Fruiting Branches, some berries affected by Cranberry Fruitworm Acrobasis vacinii

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Vaccinium myrtilloides Michaux  -  Velvetleaf Blueberry - [LAB]

38.5 km west of Paradise River Junction, on the road to Red Bay. Mature, mixed forest. August 3, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Fruit
Developing Fruit
Developing Fruit
Branch
Branch and Leaves [note hairiness]
Leafy Plant

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Vaccinium ovalifolium J. E. Smith  -  Ovalleaf Bilberry - [NF, LAB]

Trans-Labrador Highway, 57.4 km east of Red Bay, Labrador. Mature black spruce forest. July 29, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Developing Fruit
Developing Fruit
Fruiting Leafy Branch

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Vaccinium oxycoccos Linnaeus  -  Small Cranberry, Marshberry (NF) - [NF, LAB]

Burgeo, Newfoundland. Sandbanks Provincial Park. Heath on dunes. July 15, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flower
Flowers

Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. High ground. Open heath. September 17, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry [the thin, bent projection from berry is the STYLE]
Berry
Berry
Berries
Berries
Leafy Stem

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Vaccinium uliginosum Linnaeus  -  Alpine Bilberry, Bog Bilberry - [NF, LAB]

Cripple Cove Trail, Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. East Coast Trail. High ground. Coastal heath. June 23, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Buds and Leaves

Grady Island, Labrador. July 6, 2009. [Digital - Hannie Fitzgerald]

Whole Plants

Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Flowers
Flowers

St. John's Harbour, Saglek Bay, Labrador. July 28 to August 5, 2006. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]

Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves

Cartwright, Labrador. Radar Base Hill. Arctic-alpine heath. August 2, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berry and Leaves

Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Near Trans-Canada Highway, just west of Holyrood Access Road junction. Alpine barrens. September 7, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves

St. John's, Newfoundland. Memorial University Botanical Garden. Planted. October 16, 2011. [Digital - John Maunder]

Leaves
Leaves
Leaves

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Vaccinium vitis-idaea Linnaeus  -  Partridgeberry (NF); Mountain Cranberry, Foxberry (mainland Canada), Lingonberry - [NF, LAB]

Exploits Island Lighthouse, Newfoundland. Alpine heath. July 19, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Plants with Berries

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Meetinghouse Road. Barren heath above tree line. September 4, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Leaves, Underside

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Meetinghouse Road. Barren heath above tree line. November 10, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Plants with Berries

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