30 Graines Bleuet à feuilles étroites, Vaccinium angustifolium

Blueberries with narrow leaves, narrow leaves area, Angustifolium Vaccinium |

The Bleuet with narrow leaves (Vaccinium Angustifolium Aiton), also known by various other names, is a species of edible beetle shrubs, from Family of Ericaceae. It is a shrub of 30 CM, spread and very branched growing in the east of theNorth America.

30 seeds - very fine seeds

The fruit of the shrub, the Bleuet, is the symbol of Dolbeau-Mistassini, in the region of Lac-Saint-Jean at Quebec, a city considered as the “ world capital of blueberry ”. It is also the symbol fruit of the state of Maine in the United States. The narrow leaves (Blueberry) should not be confused with the Bilberry. The name Bleuet refers to the species which only grow in North America, while the name of blueberry applies to species that grow in Europe and Asia1. In Canada, close species are Vaccinium Myrtilloides or False-Myrtille area, and Vaccinium Corymbosum or Corymbe area2, whose cultivars also constitute varieties with varieties Big fruits cultivated in Canada and United States.

A true Quebec culinary tradition, the use of blueberries for food purposes dates back to Amerindians. There are candies, tea, cookies, chocolates3 and pies prepared with blueberries.

The deciduous leaves of 2 to 4 CM long are angustifoliated, finely toothed, shiny, dark green and become red in autumn.

In Spring, the campanulated flowers appear from 5 to 10 MM, white or pink, sometimes combined in clusters hanging from 3 to 5 CM long.

The Baies Spherical (Blueberries) from 0.5 to 2 CM in diameter are bluish and sweet black.

This species is fire resistant and develops en masse after fires of forest, but does not resist a temperature of less than −32 ° C.

Contents subject to the CC-BY-SA license 3.0. Source : Article Bleuet with narrow leaves by Wikipedia in French (Authors)