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Vaccinium arboreum is a shrub (rarely a small tree) growing to 3–5 metres (10– 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft), rarely 9 m (30 ft) tall, [citation needed] with a diameter at breast height of up to 35 centimetres (14 in). [4]
Vaccinium ovatum is a North American species of huckleberry in the heather family commonly known as the evergreen huckleberry, winter huckleberry, cynamoka berry and California huckleberry. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It has a large distribution on the Pacific Coast of North America ranging from southern British Columbia to southern California.
The Kutenai called the black huckleberry shawíash (Ktunaxa: ǂawiyaǂ). [11] Alaska Natives consumed it in bread and pies as a source of vitamin C , the Coeur d'Alene people ate the fruit fresh, dried, mashed, cooked, and added it to soup or froze it for later use, and many other groups relished it and stored it frozen, dried, pressed into ...
A close-up of box huckleberry's flowers. Box huckleberry is a low shrub, growing 6 to 8 inches (150 to 200 mm) tall. [4] Its leaves resemble those of boxwood (hence its name). [5] The leaves are about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long and oval-shaped. [6] They are glossy and minutely toothed, [5] turning red in winter. [4]
The plant closely resembles the native blueberry plants (Vaccinium species) with which it grows in the same habitats. It can be readily identified by the numerous resin dots on the undersides of the leaves which glitter when held up to the light.
The Hoh and Quileute consume the fruit raw, stew the berries and make them into a sauce, and can the berries and use them as a winter food. [13] The Ojibwa make use of the berries, gathering and selling them, eating them fresh, sun drying and canning them for future use. [14] The Nlaka'pamux make the berries into pies. [15]
[6] [7] Another cultivated species of similar size and habitats is the evergreen Vaccinium ovatum (evergreen huckleberry). As a crop plant (along with the other huckleberries of the genus in western North America), it is not currently grown on a large commercial agriculture scale, despite efforts to make this possible. [ 8 ]
Vaccinium ovalifolium (commonly known as Alaska blueberry, early blueberry, oval-leaf bilberry, oval-leaf blueberry, and oval-leaf huckleberry) [2] is a plant in the heath family with three varieties, all of which grow in northerly regions (e.g. the subarctic).