Genus = Vaccinium,
Displaying matches 1 - 13 of 13.
(= Vaccinium caespitosum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous shrubs spreading widely by rhizomes and forming mats 1.5-3 dm. tall, the twigs somewhat angled, with yellowish-green to reddish bark, usually finely puberulent.
Distribution: Alaska to California, east to Colorado; across southern Canada and the northern tier of states from Minnisota to Maine
Habitat: Moist rocky ridges and meadows, mid- to high elevations in the mountains
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous shrubs, the stems 10-50 dm. tall; twigs green, angular to terete, hairy in lines.
Distribution: Widespread and native in eastern United States; introduced in Washington.
Habitat: Open swamps, sandy margins of ponds and lakes.
(= Vaccinium deliciosum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous, low, often matted shrub 1.5-4 dm. tall, the branches slightly angled, greenish-brown, glabrous.
Distribution: Ocurring in the Olympic and Cascade Mountains of Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Forest openings and mountain meadows, mid- to high elevations.
(= Vaccinium macrocarpon in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
(= Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium membranaceum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous spreading shrub 0.5-2 m. tall, the young twigs slightly angled, yellow-green, glabrous, the old bark grayish and shredding.
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout forested and mountainous areas of Washington; British Columbia south to California, east the Rocky Mountains; Ontario and Michigan.
Habitat: Common in dry to moist coniferous forests and open areas, moderate to mid-elevations in the mountains.
(taxon is not treated in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous shrubs, forming open colonies, the stems 1-11.5 dm. tall; twigs greenish-brown, terete, hairy.
Distribution: British Columbia east to Labrador, and in the northern tier of states, Montana to West Virginia; Okanogan County in Washington.
Habitat: Mountain meadows, forest openings, bogs and barrens.
(= Vaccinium myrtillus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous, many-branched shrub 2-3 dm. tall, the branches strongly angled, greenish, usually puberulent.
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades, British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana, and south in the Rockies to Arizona and New Mexico
Habitat: Forest openings, mid-elevations in the mountains
(= Vaccinium ovalifolium in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Spreading deciduous shrub 4-10 dm. tall, flowering before the leaves have reached half their mature size; twigs yellowish-green strongly angled, glabrous, the old branches grayish.
Distribution: Occurring in forested and mountainous areas throughout Washington; Alaska south to Oregon, east to Idaho, and then scattered areas to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Openings in coniferous forests, moderate to fairly high elevations.
(= Vaccinium ovatum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Evergreen, spreading to upright shrub, 0.5-4 m. tall, the young stems pubescent. Our only Vaccinium species with leathery, evergreen leaves and flowers in recemes.
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Coniferous forests at low elevations.
(= Vaccinium oxycoccos in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Evergreen creeping shrub with glabrous to finely pubescent stems.
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska south to California, east to Idaho, across Canada; from the upper Midwest to the Atlantic coast.
Habitat: Usually in sphagnum bogs.
(= Vaccinium parvifolium in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Erect shrub 1-4 m. tall, the branches green, very prominently angled, usually glabrous.
Distribution: Chiefly west of the Cascades in Washington; Alaska to California on both sides of the Cascades, but much more common on the west side
Habitat: Moist woods, sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
(= Vaccinium scoparium in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous shrub, more or less matted, 1-2.5 dm. tall, the branches numerous, slender, broom-like, strongly angled, greenish or yellowish-green, usually glabrous.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Open, dry forests, mid- to high elevations in the mountains.
(= Vaccinium occidentale, Vaccinium uliginosum in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Deciduous, branching shrub, the stems 2-6 dm. tall, not angled, the young bark yellowish-green, becoming reddish-gray with age.
Distribution: Cascades and west in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Montana.
Habitat: Wet areas from the lowlands to mid-elevations in the mountains.
