Lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
FOUND by kchambers2009-08-22
South Paris
ID Confirmed
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Field Notes
It was a sunny and humid afternoon in western Maine, with some dark clouds looming in the distance. I had just hikes 2 miles and 1,400 ft in elevation to an old quarry. Mica and Quarts glistened in the sunlight. I could hear some small animals rustling in the woods off in the distance. As I arrived at the quarry there was an open field with large granite rocks. I felt rather hungry and was pleased to find a plethora of wild blueberries.
Supporting Evidence
The plants had oval, glossy leaves with smooth edges.
The stem was light reddish-brown.
There were dark blue berries present in August.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Vaccinium angustifoliumCommon name:
Lowbush blueberry
Sampling method:
Just looking around
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 44.133616 °
Longitude:
W -70.271980 °
Observation Site Information
Name:
kchambers's visit to Singepole Ridge/Quarry
Habitat:
Upland - Field
Trip Information
Name:
Singepole Ridge/Quarry
Trip date:
Sat, 2009-08-22 15:00
Town or city:
South Paris
Type of investigation:
Species Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Lower Androscoggin
Sampling Method:
Just looking around
Nearest waterbody:
Halls Pond
Comments
ID Confirmation
Looks delicious! And just like lowbush blueberry. Your evidence and photographs made a convincing case and there was enough context to determine that it was short enough to be lowbush and not highbush blueberry.
I enjoyed your field note
I enjoyed your field note very much, I felt I was there with you! I would like to make the same walk, where exactly is this location? The mention of western Maine in your field note confused me - can you confirm the latitude and longitude?
It turns out the setting was
It turns out the setting was incorrect on my GPS. It's in South Paris which is about 30 minutes northwest of Lewiston/Auburn.
Changes in latitude
We'd like to fix this for you, and for others who are using your great data. Please post your correct coordinates here, or send them to vitalsigns@gmri.org. You can use an online location finder to do so rather than going for another run to your study site. Thanks!
I'm there!
Hey, what a great field note! I feel like I'm there, walking through the granite to eat blueberries. Thanks for sharing this moment of your day, and your excellent observations!
An elevated treat
You've taken a great suite of evidence photos. At first I was wondering how tall the plant you found was (to rule out the possibility of it being highbush blueberry), but your method photo is really helpful. I'm convinced....and hungry!