United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest Service
Rocky Mountain
Research Station
Ft. Collins, CO
General Technical Report
RMRS-GTR-118-CD
February 2004
| Authors |
| Acknowledgments |
| Introduction |
| Species description format |
| Trees |
| Shrubs |
| Ferns & Friends |
| Forbs |
| Graminoids |
| Descriptive drawings |
| Collecting and pressing methods |
| Glossary |
| References |
Vaccinium Conspectus
| Species | Form | Stems | Leaves | Flowers | Fruit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccinium caespitosum dwarf huckleberry Vaca |
low shrub | light green; round; angled usually; white hairy |
oblanceolate; light green; serrate |
white-pink; narrowly urn-shaped; single axil |
glaucus-blue berry | similar to Vaccinium scoparium |
| Vaccinium globulare blue huckleberry Vagl |
medium shrub | yellow-green; slightly angled; smooth |
oblanceolate; rounded tip; serrate |
pale pink; globular; urn-shaped |
bluish-purple spherical berry | ecologically similar to Vaccinium membranaceum |
| Vaccinium membranaceum big huckleberry Vame |
medium shrub | greenish-yellow; slightly angled; smooth |
ovate; pointed tip; serrate |
pink yellow; elongate; urn-shaped |
purplish-black spherical berry | ecologically similar to Vaccinium globulare |
| Vaccinium myrtillus dwarf bilberry Vamy |
low shrub | greenish; strongly angled; short hairs |
oval; sharply serrate; veiny on lower surface |
pink; urn-shaped |
dark red to blue-black spherical berry | similar to Vaccinium scoparium |
| Vaccinium occidentale western huckleberry Vaoc2 |
low shrub | yellow-green; round; smooth |
ovate; sharply toothed; veiny on lower surface |
pinkish; urn-shaped; 1-4 per axil |
blue to black spherical berry | restricted to subalpine |
| Vaccinium ovalifolium early blueberry Vaov |
medium shrub | yellow-green; angled; smooth |
oval or oblong; smooth margins; waxy bloom; prominent veins |
single pinkish; urn-shaped; flowers before leaves appear |
bluish-black glaucus spherical berry | rare in northern Idaho |
| Vaccinium oxycoccos wild cranberry Vaox |
subshrub | slender; glabrous |
ovate; shiny green; greyish below; inrolled margins |
deep pink; reflexed petals |
deep red berry | Idaho State Watch List |
| Vaccinium scoparium grouse whortleberry Vasc |
low shrub | bright green; slender; strongly angled |
tiny lanceolate | pinkish; urn-shaped |
bright red berry | similar to Vaccinium caespitosum |