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Huckleberry: Several huckleberry species are native to Idaho (all belonging to genus Vaccinium), the most popular of which are black or thin-leaved huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum). The berries are difficult to grow commercially, as they can take up to 15 years to reach maturity, grow at specific elevations, and attempts to transplant often ...
Vaccinium membranaceum is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, known by the common names thinleaf huckleberry, tall huckleberry, big huckleberry, mountain huckleberry, square-twig blueberry, and ambiguously as "black huckleberry".
In the Pacific Northwest and mountains of Montana and Idaho, this huckleberry species and several others, such as the black Vaccinium huckleberry (V. membranaceum) and blue (Cascade) huckleberry (V. deliciosum), grow in various habitats, such as mid-alpine regions up to 3,500 metres (11,500 feet) above sea level, mountain slopes, forests, or ...
Huckleberry: 2023 [74] Nebraska: None [75] Nevada: None [76] New Hampshire: State fruit: Pumpkin: 2006 [77] State vegetable: White potato: 2013 [78] New Jersey: State fruit: Northern highbush blueberry: 2004 [79] State sandwich "Taylor Ham, egg and cheese" (sandwich containing pork roll, eggs and cheese, 2023 [80] New Mexico: State vegetables ...
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 species is cultivated in the specialty horticulture trade with limited availability as an ornamental plant: for natural landscaping, native plant, and habitat gardens; wildlife gardens; and restoration projects. [6] [7] Another cultivated species of similar size and habitats is the evergreen Vaccinium ovatum (evergreen huckleberry).
Vaccinium deliciosum is a species of bilberry known by the common names Cascade bilberry, Cascade blueberry, and blueleaf huckleberry. It is a flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae . The species is native to western North America.
This list of mammals of Idaho includes all wild mammal species indigenous to the U.S. state of Idaho. [1] [2] Five mammal species introduced in the state include the eastern gray squirrel, Virginia opossum, house mouse, black rat, and the Norway rat. Mammals included in this list are drawn from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. [3]