Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Vaccinium deliciosum -- (Rainier Blueberry)

presented by Susan McDougall


Vaccinium deliciosum

The pinkish flowers are rounded, and the leaves are oval and toothed above the middle. Low, with widely spreading branches, the plants are less than a foot tall.

Author: Susan McDougall
Mowich Lake, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9446, -121.8853, 4025
Date: July 19, 2014
Vaccinium deliciosum
Author: Susan McDougall
Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7865, -121.7364, 5428
Date: June 23, 2016
Vaccinium deliciosum

In autumn, the red color brightens the subalpine meadows.

Author: Susan McDougall
Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS:
Date: October 15, 2010

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