Grouseberry, Whortleberry, Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
Synonyms: Vaccinium erythrococcum, Vaccinium myrtillus var. microphyllum
Grouseberry flowering along the trail up to Lookout Mountain Mountain from High Prairie, Badger Creek Wilderness......July 3, 2024.
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Ripening grouseberry as seen at left along the Klickitat Trail #7 near Cispus Point, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........July 4, 2015.
The photo at right 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.
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Grouseberry flowers as seen at left along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 to the west of Bird Creek Meadows.........July 19, 2009. Grouseberry with its nearly ripe berries as seen at right along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 on the south side of Mt. Adams..........September 5, 2008.
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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.
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