red huckleberry

Vaccinium parvifolium

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

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• leaves deciduous (rarely evergreen), thin or ± thick, veins generally prominent abaxially
• individual flowers (and fruits) in axils
• pedicel not jointed to flower
• filaments glabrous
• twigs strongly angled, green
• fruit bright red

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Chris’s observations: none

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora