Blueberry

Blueberries were a common type of berry in the Realms that grew on bushes.

Habitats
Places in the Realms where blueberries were known to grow included:
 * Cormanthor, particularly in the Starwood.
 * Cormyr produced hundreds of acres of blueberries. Some of the settlements that were known to farm them included Thunderstone and Wheloon.
 * The Silvershield estate in Baldur's Gate.
 * In north Faerûn, they could be found in the Earthspur Mountains.
 * In northwest Faerûn, they could be found in the Nether Mountains.

History
In the mid–14 century DR, a farmer from Thunderstone named Del Geery used the dried skin of a hydra to make coverings for his raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry bushes. This covering kept the air around them at a cool, extending their growing period deep into autumn. The hydra hides proved to be effective only on these three types of berry bush.

Species

 * Bilberry, a species of blueberry that was endemic to the High Moor plateau and the Serpent Hills.

Usages

 * The bears that inhabited the forest of Cormanthor particularly favored gooseberries and blueberries to most other food.
 * The High Flagon in Waterdeep offered its patrons sweet tarts with blueberry filling.
 * Blueberries were gathered by the Disciples of St. Sollars the Twice-Martyred and used to brew a wine that they were famous for.
 * Blueberries were one of the many types of edible berries in the Realms that could be used as material components for the spell goodberry.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Sojourn