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Re: Forest Herbicides



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.

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>
>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



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