Grouseberry, Whortleberry, Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
Synonyms: Vaccinium erythrococcum, Vaccinium myrtillus var. microphyllum
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Ripening grouseberry as seen along the Klickitat Trail #7 near Cispus Point, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........July 4, 2015.
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Grouseberry flowers as seen along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 to the west of Bird Creek Meadows.........July 19, 2009.
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Grouseberry with its nearly ripe berries as seen along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 on the south side of Mt. Adams..........September 5, 2008.
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The photo above shows a close-up of the red
berry of grouseberry as seen along the Killen Creek Trail #113 on the northern
slopes of Mt. Adams..........August 7, 2005.
- ![Fall colors of Grouseberry, Whortleberry, Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium (Synonyms: Vaccinium erythrococcum, Vaccinium myrtillus var. microphyllum)](scoparium/scoparium10-10-2022b.jpg)
Grouseberry showing its fall colors as seen along the Shortcut Trail #171A into the Indian Racetrack, Indian Heaven Wilderness.....October 10, 2022.
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A mass of pink bell flowers between the dense
upright stems help identify grousebery when in bloom. Photographed in the picnic
grounds at Bird Creek Meadows.........July 16, 2006.
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An additional photo of the berries of grouseberry as seen along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 on the south side of Mt. Adams.........September 5, 2008.
Paul Slichter