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Vaccinium ovatum is an erect shrub that grows from 0.5 to 3 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 10 ft) tall and is considered a slow-growing plant. [3] The shrub has woody stems with bright red bark. [ 1 ] The leaves are waxy, alternately arranged, and egg-shaped; [ 2 ] they are about 2 to 5 centimetres ( 3 ⁄ 4 to 2 in) long and about 1 cm wide with ...
Gaylussacia dumosa is a species of flowering plant in the heath family known by the common names dwarf huckleberry, bush huckleberry, and gopherberry. It is native to eastern North America from Newfoundland to Louisiana and Florida. [2] It occurs along the coastal plain and in the mountains. [3]
Vaccinium stamineum, commonly known as deerberry, tall deerberry, highbush huckleberry, buckberry, and southern gooseberry, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family. [3] It is native to North America, including Ontario, the eastern and central United States, and parts of Mexico. [4] [5] It is most common in the southeastern United ...
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Gaylussacia brachycera, commonly known as box huckleberry or box-leaved whortleberry, is a low North American shrub related to the blueberry and the other huckleberries. It is native to the east-central United States ( Pennsylvania , Delaware , Maryland , Virginia , West Virginia , North Carolina , Kentucky , and Tennessee ).
[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 membranaceum is an erect shrub growing up to 1.5 metres (5 ft) in maximum height. [3] The new twigs are yellow-green and somewhat angled. The deciduous leaves are alternately arranged. The very thin to membranous, oval leaf blades are up to 5 centimetres (2 in) long. The edges are serrated, [3] with each tiny tooth tipped with a ...
[5] Despite this state assessment of Endangered status, Gaylussacia orocola has not been evaluated for The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List nor does it have national protected status. [2] [5] [4] The Centre for Plant Conservation identified the species as being at extreme risk of extinction due to habitat loss. [2]