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Vaccinium crassifolium, the creeping blueberry, is a species of Vaccinium in the heath family. It is native to the four southeastern U.S. states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. It is an evergreen shrub with shiny dark green to bronze leaves.
== Description Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Fruit}}. ==Chemical Composition==Phenolic compounds are a large class of phytochemicals that are widespread in the plant kingdom and known to have antioxidant capacities<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||Pale yellow or ‘dirty’ green worms and Leaves are rolled and webbed together where insects feed. Eventually becomes skeletonized}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features===
== Uses How to plant/cultivate==Requires a moist but freely-draining lime free soil, preferring one that is rich in peat or a light loamy soil with added leaf-mould<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Common namesPhoto Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf401158a "agricultural and food compositon"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VACR*[https://enwww.lifestyle.com.au/plant-guide/creeping-blueberry-6948.wikipediaaspx]* [https://www.orghouzz.com/discussions/1857303/dead-blueberry-plant-no-leaves]* [https://myfolia.com/wikiplants/Vaccinium_crassifolium Vaccinium 79469-creeping-blueberry-vaccinium-crassifolium]* [http://homeguides.sfgate.com/plant-blueberries-offshoot-suckers-49288.html]
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