Calflora Taxon Report
Vaccinium uliginosum  L.  ssp. occidentale  (A. Gray) Hultén
Western blueberry
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2003 Steve Matson
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2003 Steve Matson
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2022 R.A. Chasey
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2022 R.A. Chasey
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2022 R.A. Chasey
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2010 Jean Pawek
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2013 Jean Pawek
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Parent: Vaccinium uliginosum
Genus: Vaccinium
Family: Ericaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFVaccinium occidentale
POWOVaccinium uliginosum ssp. uliginosum
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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