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|genus=Vaccinium
|genus=Vaccinium
|species=parvifolium
|species=parvifolium
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|taxo_author=Sm.
|common_name=Red Huckleberry, Red Whortleberry
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=shrub
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|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=part-sun
|water=moist
|features=deciduous, edible, fruit
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'''Red Huckleberry''' ('''''Vaccinium parvifolium''''') is a species of ''[[Vaccinium]]'' native to the [[Pacific Northwest]] of [[North America]], where it is common in forests. It occurs mostly at low elevations, from sea level up to a maximum of 1,820 m altitude.
 
It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 4 m tall with bright green shoots with an angular cross-section. The [[leaf|leaves]] are ovate to oblong-elliptic, 9-30 mm long and 4-16 mm wide, with an entire margin. The [[flower]]s are yellowish-white to pinkish-white, bell-shaped, 4-5 mm long. The [[fruit]] is an edible red [[berry]] 6-10 mm diameter.


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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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Requires [[acidic soil]] ([[pH]] of 4.5 to 6) and does not tolerate root disturbance.<ref name="future">{{cite web | url = http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Vaccinium+parvifolium | title = Vaccinium parvifolium | work = Plants for a Future }}</ref>


===Propagation===
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<gallery>
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Vaccinium parvifolium 04041.JPG|Newly opened leaves
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
Image:Vaccinium_parvifolium_38913.JPG|Blossoms
Image:RedHuckleberryBlossom.png|Blossoms
Image:Vaccinium_parvifolium_14911.JPG|Leaves and fruit
</gallery>
</gallery>



Latest revision as of 17:34, 19 March 2010

 Vaccinium parvifolium subsp. var.  Red Huckleberry, Red Whortleberry
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Red Huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium) is a species of Vaccinium native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, where it is common in forests. It occurs mostly at low elevations, from sea level up to a maximum of 1,820 m altitude.

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 4 m tall with bright green shoots with an angular cross-section. The leaves are ovate to oblong-elliptic, 9-30 mm long and 4-16 mm wide, with an entire margin. The flowers are yellowish-white to pinkish-white, bell-shaped, 4-5 mm long. The fruit is an edible red berry 6-10 mm diameter.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Vaccinium parvifolium, Smith. Shrub, 6-12 ft. high, straggling, with slender green sharply angled branches: lvs. 1/4 – 3/4 in. long, oblong or oval, obtuse, entire, dull or pale: pedicels short, nodding in fr.: sepals 5; corolla globular, nearly white: berries bright red, acid, but fine for table use. N. Calif. to Alaska.—Not common in cult.


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Cultivation

Requires acidic soil (pH of 4.5 to 6) and does not tolerate root disturbance.[1]

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  1. "Vaccinium parvifolium". Plants for a Future.