Dear David, Sorry. Blueberries are not legumes. They are of the family Ericaceae, not Leguminaceae. Nor have I ever seen the genus Vaccinium or the family Ericaceae implicated as N fixers. > > >If I remember my plant ecology correctly, blueberries are nitrogen-fixing >leguminous plants, and so play a key role in nutrient cycling in the forest >ecosystem. > >David Orr Dr. Mark E. Kubiske Phone: 601-325-3550 Department of Forestry Fax: 601-325-8726 Box 9681 Email: mkubiske@cfr.msstate.edu Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 39762-9681 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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