Vaccinium caespitosum Michx.

It is a small shrub. It grows 10-25 cm high and spreads 60 cm wide. The stems are finely branched and grow close to the ground. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are small and sometimes have teeth along the edge. The flowers are pink or cream. The fruit are bluish berries. They are 6 mm wide. They are edible.

Dry or wet acidic sites; from sea level to 3,800 metres. Rocky or gravelly banks in open woods or alpine scrub. Open, usually dry habitats, from lowland to subalpine areas; at elevations from sea level to 4,500 metres.

The fruit are used for preserves and pies. The fruit are sweet and can be eaten fresh.

It is grown from runners that have uprights and roots.