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Vaccinium
Vaccinium
is a common and widespread
genus
of
shrubs
or
dwarf shrubs
in the
heath family
. The
fruit
of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the
cranberry
,
blueberry
,
bilberry
or
whortleberry
,
lingonberry
or
cowberry
, and
huckleberry
.
Like many other ericaceous plants, they are generally restricted to
acidic
soils.
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