Blueberry
A blueberry is an edible berry produced by shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, commonly used in food and drink.
Also known as: blueberry fruit
How big is it?
1.6 cm · defined maximum fruit diameter
Also 0.6299 in
Defined maximum fruit diameter · defined specimen
Typical recorded range: 1 cm to 2 cm.
A little perspective
Blueberry vs Honeybee: length comparison
The maximum fruit diameter of a blueberry is about 1.07 times the body length of a honeybee.
A blueberry is an edible berry produced by shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, commonly used in food and drink.
A honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
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Blueberry
Defined maximum fruit diameter: 1.6 cm; defined specimen; range 1 cm–2 cm.
A defined cultivated blueberry 16 mm across and 2 g. Cultivar and growing conditions vary; the calyx tips are excluded from the diameter.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked defined maximum fruit diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Honeybee
Body length: 1.5 cm; representative; range 1 cm–1.5 cm.
A 15 mm worker honeybee (Apis mellifera), at the upper end of the cited 10–15 mm worker range. Body length excludes antennae, legs and wings. The 100 mg mass is a separate illustrative assumption.
University of Michigan — Apis mellifera
The marked body length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 1.6 cm
We compare the maximum fruit diameter of a blueberry. This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same. The recorded range is 1 cm to 2 cm.
A defined cultivated blueberry 16 mm across and 2 g. Cultivar and growing conditions vary; the calyx tips are excluded from the diameter.
The marked horizontal span follows the measured feature, not the edges of the image. How calibrated comparisons work →
Recorded properties
Dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 cm | 1 cm to 2 cm | defined specimen | |
| 2 g | 1 g to 3 g | defined specimen |
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