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Vaccinium floribundum
Also called Colombian Blueberry
Vaccinium floribundum, called mortiño or Andean blueberry, is a slender shrub from the high Andes that bears edible blue-black berries. It needs cool, mountain-like conditions and acidic soil to do well.
Vaccinium floribundum, commonly known as mortiño, pushgay or Andean blueberry, is a South American plant species.
The species grows in the northern Andes, particularly in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Bolivia, at elevations from 2,800 to 4,000 metres (9,200 to 13,000 ft).
The fruit is edible, but sometimes of a low quality in its wild state. It is collected and eaten raw and used in preserves. It is sold at some markets and used in a Ecuadorian dish to celebrate the Day of the Dead.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vaccinium floribundum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
