„Vaccinium myrtillus”
Afinele proaspete au o aromă dulce și sunt suculente și hrănitoare.
Fructul este numit afină și reprezintă o bacă de culoare albastru-închisă sau albastru-brumărie, de formă rotundă, cu diametrul de 0,5 – 0,6 cm, zemoasă, cu suc violaceu, cu gust plăcut dulce acrișor.
Bibliografie
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