Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale Calflora

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Vaccinium uliginosum L. ssp. occidentale (A. Gray) Hultén

Western blueberry

2003 Steve Matson

2022 R.A. Chasey

2010 Jean Pawek

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:


JEF	Vaccinium occidentale
POWO	Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. uliginosum

Information about Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VAUL) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/14/2025).