california huckleberry

(evergreen huckleberry)
Vaccinium ovatum

Member of blueberries, cranberries, and allies (genus Vaccinium)
heath family (family Ericaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
salmon, cream, white in flowering plants

This species has wild members, but they are not yet included in this guide.

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• leaves evergreen, leathery, veins not prominent abaxially
• inflorescence (and fruit) dense, axillary
• pedicel jointed to flower
• filaments ± hairy
• twigs not angled, ± gray [often reddish distally]
• fruit black [or red or ?blue?], glaucous or not

Edibility: a larger, blacker berrier will usually be sweeter and juicier, but even a mid-sized speckled-blue berry can be tasty.

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Chris’s observations: 30 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• El Corte de Madera OSP: 4
• Portola Redwoods SP: 3
• Sam McDonald CP: 3
• San Pedro Valley CP: 3
• Big Basin SP: 2
• Huckleberry Botanic RP: 2
• Mt. Madonna SP: 2
• Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 2
• Butano SP
• Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
• Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit
• Huddart CP
• Jacks Peak CP
• Nisene Marks SP
• Pescadero Creek CP
• Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
• UCSC Campus Natural Reserve

Months:

• Feb.: 2
• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 1
• May: 4
• Jun.: 3
• Jul.: 6
• Aug.: 9
• Sep.: 1
• Oct.: 3

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora