Dwarf Bilberry, Dwarf Blueberry, Dwarf Huckleberry
Vaccinium cespitosum
Synonyms Vaccinium arbuscula, Vaccinium caespitosum, Vaccinium caespitosum var. arbuscula, Vaccinium caespitosum var. caespitosum, Vaccinium caespitosum var. paludicolia, Vaccinium cespitosum var. arbuscula, Vaccinium cespitosum var. cespitosum, Vaccinium cespitosum var. paludicola, Vaccinium nivictum
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Dwarf huckleberry as seen amongst rock outcrops along a small stream cascading off steep slopes at the southeast head of
upper Little Blitzen Gorge, about one and one-half miles west of the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain.........September 20, 2015.
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Dwarf huckleberry. The upper four photos on this page were photographed in meadows at the western edge of Bird Creek Meadows on Mt. Adams.........August 13, 2006. The blades of this species are oblanceolate in shape. Notice the toothed margins which are found at the tip of the blade. The tiny blue berries are very flavorul.
Paul Slichter