ERICACEAE
Vaccinium arboreum
Common Name: Farkle Berry, Sparkle Berry
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fruit in Fall--Vaccinium arboreum is the in the same genus as cranberries and blueberries! | leaves--are these leaves simple or compound? What venation is present? |
more leaves--what leaf arrangement is present? | habit--Vaccinium arboreum is a large shrub or small tree (and thus the species is named arboreum, meaning tree-like) |
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flowers in Spring--although it is a little difficult to tell from this picture, Vaccinium flowers have an inferior ovary | |