Calflora
Taxon  Report   8194    
Vaccinium cespitosum  Michx.
Dwarf bilberry,   Huckleberry
Vaccinium cespitosum, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Ericaceae  
Genus: Vaccinium

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSVaccinium arbuscula
PLANTSVaccinium caespitosum var. arbuscula
PLANTSVaccinium caespitosum var. caespitosum
PLANTSVaccinium caespitosum var. paludicola
JEF + PLANTSVaccinium caespitosum
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More information about  Vaccinium cespitosum

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/22/2021).