On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article blueberry cheesecake description. This article is about the North American blueberry. For the Eurasian blueberry, see Bilberry. Blueberries showing various stages of maturation.

Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus Vaccinium. The genus Vaccinium has a mostly circumpolar distribution, with species mainly present in North America, Europe, and Asia. North American native species of blueberries are grown commercially in the Southern Hemisphere in Australia, New Zealand and South American nations. The Colombian or Andean blueberry, Vaccinium meridionale, is wild-harvested and commonly available locally. Five species of blueberries grow wild in Canada, including Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium angustifolium and Vaccinium corymbosum, which grow on forest floors or near swamps.