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COWBERRY Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Ericaceae) Height to 20cm
Straggly, evergreen undershrub, with round twigs that are downy when young. Found on moors and in woodland on acid soils. FLOWERS are 5-6mm long, bell-shaped and pink; borne in drooping terminal clusters (May-Jun). FRUITS are shiny, bright red berries, up to 1cm across. LEAVES are leathery, oval and untoothed; they are dark green above but paler below. STATUS-Locally common from N Wales northwards; also in Ireland.
Straggly, evergreen undershrub, with round twigs that are downy when young. Found on moors and in woodland on acid soils. FLOWERS are 5-6mm long, bell-shaped and pink; borne in drooping terminal clusters (May-Jun). FRUITS are shiny, bright red berries, up to 1cm across. LEAVES are leathery, oval and untoothed; they are dark green above but paler below. STATUS-Locally common from N Wales northwards; also in Ireland.
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