Blooming Climax blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 22, 2009
Back lit birch forest with blueberry bushes in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 30, 2009
Early ripening Climax Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2009
Flowers of blueberry (bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus, Russian name Chernika) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 22, 2011
Swamp blueberry (Bog Bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, Russian name Golubika or Gonobobel) near Posiolok, 45 miles from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 15, 2007
Climax blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 15, 2009
Swamp blueberry (Bog Bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, Russian name Golubika or Gonobobel) near Vyritsa, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 22, 2018
Blooming blueberry (bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus, Russian name Chernika) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 22, 2011
Fruits of common blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus, Russian name Chernika) near Vetrenoe Lake south from Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2012
Blueberry (bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus, Russian name chernika) in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 26, 2005
Fruits of blueberry (Chernika, Vaccinium myrtillus) north from Vyritsa, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 18, 2012
Blueberry (bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus, Russian name Chernika) in a forest in Posiolok, near Vyritsa, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 9, 2016
Blueberry in pine forest, view from Whitetail Loop trail in Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Massachusetts, May 19, 2003
Blueberry from a trail near Three Cornered Pond in Myles Standish State Forest. Massachusetts, July 19, 2003
Fruit of blueberry (Chernika, Vaccinium myrtillus) on sphagnum moss in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015
Fruits of swamp blueberry (Bog Bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, Russian name Golubika or Gonobobel) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015
Climax blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas, March 5, 2009
Burgundy red leaves of swamp blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum, Russian name Golubika or Gonobobel) in Boloto Lammin-Suo swamp reserve. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 16, 2013
Blueberry and rhododendron bushes on Rough Trail. Red River Gorge, Kentucky, November 6, 1999.
Young leaves of swamp blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum, Russian name Golubika or Gonobobel) in Sosnovka Park in Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 31, 2011
Blueberry in a marsh 5 mile east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 8, 2000
Blooming blueberry in Sandcatcher park in Cape Cod. Sandwich, Massachusetts, May 18, 2003
Fall colors of swamp blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum, Russian name Golubika or Gonobobel) in Boloto Lammin-Suo swamp reserve. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 16, 2013
Fruits of common blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus, Russian name Chernika) in a forest north from Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 11, 2010
Wild blueberries in a forest near Oselki, 20 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2004
Foll foliage of blueberry in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 21, 2013
Swamp blueberry (Bog Bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum in Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 5, 2014
Blueberry (Vaccinium arkansanum), behind a house in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, August 2, 2014
Blueberry (Chernika, Vaccinium myrtillus) in a forest in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015
Swamp blueberry (Bog Bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, Russian name Golubika or Gonobobel) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015
Berries of swamp blueberry (Bog Bilberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, Russian name Golubika or Gonobobel) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015
Fruits of blueberry (Chernika, Vaccinium myrtillus) in a forest in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2015
Fresh shoot of blueberry in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, March 20, 2021
Shoot of blueberry on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, March 28, 2021
Ripening blueberry in Leach Teaching Gardens at Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2024
Blueberries from a supermarket (Field and Vine Michigan blueberries, Kroger) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight. College Station, Texas, August 25, 2024
Sugar-frosted leaves of the bog blueberry or bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum), locally known in Russia as golubika. The ice crystals have nucleated along the leaf margins, outlining each small oval leaf in white. This creates a striking contrast with the deep crimson tissue. The deep red pigmentation is due to anthocyanins.This is a classic sign of the "pre-winter" season (predzimye) in the taiga ecosystem. Kannelyarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2025
Bog habitat (boloto) along the shore of Lake Istok. The single bright red leaf belongs to Golubika (Bog Blueberry/Bilberry). The entire background is a carpet of Sphagnum moss (peat moss), likely Sphagnum magellanicum (Magellan s Peat Moss) or a similar red-pigmented species common in Karelian bogs. Scattered across the moss are long, paired needles of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris). Kannelyarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2025
Fall colors of swamp blueberry (Golubika) at Eco Trail Sestroretskoye Swamp near Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2025
Fall foliage of blueberry in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 16, 2025
