[Bilberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Grouseberries and Huckleberries: The Genus Vaccinium in Mount Adams Country]

Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry

Vaccinium deliciosum

Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Mature fruits of Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Dwarf huckleberry in bloom at left as photographed in meadows at the western edge of Bird Creek Meadows on Mt. Adams along the Round the Mt. Trail #9.........July 19, 2009. Note the ovate or obovate leaves and the flowers which are about as wide as long. The similar Vaccinium caespitosum has oblanceolate leaves and flowers that are longer than wide. It also has leaves lower leaf surfaces which are glabrous or green, not glaucous. The photo at right shows blueleaf huckleberry with mature fruits as seen along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 at Bird Creek Meadows east of Gotchen Creek, Yakama Nation lands, Mt. Adams.....August 30, 2021.

Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Dwarf huckleberry in bloom in upper Killen Creek Meadows, Mount Adams Wilderness.....August 4, 2022. Note the globose corolla.

Berries of Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Dwarf huckleberries showing tasty fruits and the beginning of fall foliage as seen along the Bluff Lake Trail where the trail comes close to picturesque falls on Bird Creek, Bird Creek Meadows, Mt. Adams, Yakama Nation........September 3, 2017.

Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Dwarf huckleberry at left growing on sandy and gravelly slopes near the headwaters of Killen Creek, Mt. Adams Wilderness........August 29, 2012. The photo at right shows dwarf huckleberry with ripening fruits as seen along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 at upper Gotchen Meadows near the western boundary of Yakama Nation lands, Bird Creek Meadows.....September 5, 2022.

Berries of Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Lower leaf surface of Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Berries of Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Berries of Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Dwarf huckleberry as seen along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 in Bird Creek Meadows near the picnic area, Mount Adams..........July 20, 2015.

Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Flower of Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Photographed in meadows at the western edge of Bird Creek Meadows on Mt. Adams along the Round the Mt. Trail #9.........July 19, 2009.

Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Blazing fall color from Cascade blueberry as seen along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 between the Riley Trail #64 and Sheep Lake, Mount Adams Wilderness..........October 3, 2014.

Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

The photo at left shows what may be dwarf huckleberry as seen along Trail #9 west of Crooked Creek in Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams............August 13, 2013.The photo at right shows dwarf huckleberry in bloom along the Shorthorn Trail #12, Mt. Adams Wilderness......July 10, 2020.

Ripening fruits of Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Dwarf huckleberry with ripening fruits observed along the Bird Lake Trail on Yakama Nation lands at Bird Creek Meadows......August 18, 2023.

Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Blueleaf Huckleberry, Blue-leaved Huckleberry, Cascade Bilberry, Cascade Blueberry, Cascade Huckleberry, Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Dwarf huckleberry observed along the southern edge of the Takh Takh lava flow at the western end of Takh Takh meadows at the northwestern corner of Mt. Adams........August 6, 2022. Plants at this location were being collected, dried and stored for winter use as food by pikas.
Paul Slichter