Blueberries

Blueberries are deciduous shrubs of the Rhododendron family and the Vaccinium genus, with green twigs that are angular or cylindrical in shape and usually have rows of soft hairs; The leaves are nearly leathery, ovate to elliptical in shape, with a sharp apex and a cherry shaped to nearly circular base. The edges are serrated to entire, dark green, and hairless above and hairy below; The inflorescence grows on the branches of the previous year, with green flowers and no hair; Corolla white to pink, nearly cylindrical; The filaments usually have soft hairs. Berry spherical, dark blue, hairless, covered in white powder; The flowering period is from June to July; The fruiting period is from August to September. The name blueberries comes from the literal translation of the English word 'blueberry', which means blue berry.