Vaccinium pallidum

Ericaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Low Shrub

1.5 - 2ft

- ft

Red, White

Berry; Blue

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Loamy, Sandy

Dry, Moist

April - May

dry woods and barrens

sweet berries; Berries sweet, of excellent flavor, and much used for pies, muffins; furnish browse for deer; the fruits are eaten by ruffed grouse, wild turkey, black bear, squirrels, raccoon, foxes, other mammals and many species of songbirds