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

Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Big Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry

Vaccinium membranaceum

Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium membranaceum var. rigidum

Flower of Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Big Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of thinleaf huckleberry as seen along Road 2329 at East Fork Adams Creek........June 21, 2005.

Leaves of Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Big Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare)

The photo above shows a close-up of the upper stem leaves of thinleaf huckleberry as seen along Bird Creek at Bird Creek Campground (WA DNR) on the lower, southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 7, 2005. Note the leaf margins which are serrate much of their length.

Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Big Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare)

The photo above shows thinleaf huckleberry as seen along Road 2329 at East Fork Adams Creek........June 21, 2005.

Mountain Blueberry, Big Huckleberry, Thinleaf Huckleberry, Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Blue Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium membranaceum var. rigidum) - Mountain Blueberry, Big Huckleberry, Thinleaf Huckleberry, Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Blue Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium membranaceum var. rigidum)

Nearly mature fruit of the thinleaf huckleberry as seen at left along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 in Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams.........July 20, 2015. Mature fruits have nearly black skin with juicy, purple flesh and tend to have a unique sour taste. The photo at right shows mature fruits of thinleaf huckleberry as seen along the Stagman Ridge Trail about three-quarter's of a mile uphill from the trailhead, Mt. Adams Wilderness......August 7, 2020.

Flower of Mountain Blueberry, Big Huckleberry, Thinleaf Huckleberry, Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Blue Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare, Vaccinium membranaceum var. rigidum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of thinleaf huckleberry as seen along Road 2329 at East Fork Adams Creek........June 21, 2005.

Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Big Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare)

Early blooming thinleaf huckleberry ? as seen along Bird Creek at Bird Creek Campground (WA DNR) on the lower, southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 7, 2005.

Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Big Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare)

The photo above shows thinleaf huckleberry as seen along Road 2329 at East Fork Adams Creek.........June 21, 2005.

Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Big Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare)

The photo above and below represent thinleaf huckleberry as seen on Crofton Butte on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams..........May 28, 2005.

Flower of Thin-leaved Huckleberry, Big Huckleberry, Tall Huckleberry, Square-twig Blueberry: Vaccinium membranaceum (Synonyms: Vaccinium coccinium, Vaccinium globulare)


Paul Slichter