[Huckleberries, Bilberries. Blueberries and Cranberries: The Genus Vaccinium East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Velvet-leaf Huckleberry, Velvet-leaf Blueberry

Vaccinium myrtilloides

Synonyms: Cyanococcus canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides, Vaccinium canadense

Velvet-leaf Huckleberry, Velvet-leaf blueberry: Vaccinium myrtilloides (Synonyms: Cyanococcus canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides, Vaccinium canadense)

Velvet-leaf blueberry as seen in coniferous forest near the Okanogan-Ferry County line in the Okanogan National Forest........July 10, 2015.

Dorsal leaf surfaces of Velvet-leaf Huckleberry, Velvet-leaf blueberry: Vaccinium myrtilloides (Synonyms: Cyanococcus canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides, Vaccinium canadense) - Ventral leaf surfaces of Velvet-leaf Huckleberry, Velvet-leaf blueberry: Vaccinium myrtilloides (Synonyms: Cyanococcus canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides, Vaccinium canadense)

Velvet-leaf Huckleberry, Velvet-leaf blueberry: Vaccinium myrtilloides (Synonyms: Cyanococcus canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides, Vaccinium canadense) - Leaves and berries of Velvet-leaf Huckleberry, Velvet-leaf blueberry: Vaccinium myrtilloides (Synonyms: Cyanococcus canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides, Vaccinium canadense)

Leaves of Velvet-leaf Huckleberry, Velvet-leaf blueberry: Vaccinium myrtilloides (Synonyms: Cyanococcus canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides, Vaccinium canadense)

Velvet-leaf blueberry as seen in coniferous forest near the Okanogan-Ferry County line in the Okanogan National Forest........July 10, 2015. Note the numerous hairs on both leaf surface, and the dense covering of spreading, white hairs on the younger stems.
Paul Slichter