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Vaccinium hirtum is a deciduous shrub of the heather family, native to east Asia, growing up to about 1 metre high. It is a blueberry-type plant that needs moist, acidic soil and is grown mainly for its small edible berries and as a garden shrub.
Vaccinium hirtum is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is a deciduous shrub native to east Asia. The species was described in 1784.
Vaccinium hirtum is native to the temperate biome of Japan, Russia (Khabarovsk and Sakhalin), Korea, the Kuril Islands, and Northeast China. The species grows in pine woods and thickets, and on mountains. It prefers moist, acidic soil.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vaccinium hirtum 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.
