Blueberries Blueberries are perennial flowering plants with blue, or purple colored berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus Vaccinium. Vaccinium also includes cranberries, bilberries, and huckleberries. Commercial blueberries, including both wild lowbush and cultivated highbush blueberries, are native to North America. The highbush blueberry varieties were introduced into Europe during the 1930s. The genus Vaccinium has a mostly circumpolar distribution, with species mainly being present in North America, Europe, and Asia. Many commercially sold species with…