Vaccinium ovatum

Taxobox
name = "Vaccinium ovatum"

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image_width = 300 px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Ericaceae
genus = "Vaccinium"
species = "V. ovatum"
binomial = "Vaccinium ovatum"
binomial_authority = Pursh

"Vaccinium ovatum" is a species of flowering shrub known by the common names evergreen huckleberry and California huckleberry. It is a small to medium sized evergreen shrub native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States and into British Columbia. It is a true huckleberry plant, growing well in shade or sun and thriving in acidic soils. Not needing much sun, the plant has a wide variety of forest homes; it is often seen sprouting out of old Coast Redwood stumps or dense brambles of other forest growths. The shiny, alternately arranged leaves are 2 to 3 centimeters long and about a centimeter wide with finely serrated edges. During the summer the plant produces round, edible black berries up to a centimeter in diameter. Traditionally these berries were sought after and collected by many Native American tribes along the Pacific coast in the region.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3449,3607,3612 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VAOV2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Vaccinium+ovatum Photo gallery]

References

*Foster, S. and Hobbs, C. "Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs" (pg. 287). Houghton Miller Company, New York, NY.