Red huckleberry

species of plant

Red huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium) is a species of Vaccinium, a flowering plant. It grows in North America. There, it is often found in forests from southeastern Alaska and British Columbia, through western Washington and Oregon to central California. In the Oregon Coast Range, it is the most-seen Vaccinium.[1]

Red huckleberry
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Binomial name
Vaccinium parvifolium

Growth

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Red huckleberry is a shrub. It grows to 4-metre (13 ft) tall. The fruit grown on the plant is a berry which can be eaten. It can be from 6-millimetre (0.24 in) to 10-millimetre (0.39 in) in diameter.

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References

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  1. Pojar, Jim; Andy MacKinnon (2004). Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Lone Pine Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-55105-530-5.

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