Ericaceae
Farkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Vaccinium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 臼莓
- English
- Farkleberry, Sparkleberry, Tree huckleberry, Winter huckleberry
Synonyms
- Batodendron andrachniforme Small
- Batodendron arboreum (Marshall) Nutt.
- Batodendron glaucescens Greene
- Batodendron speciosum Greene
- Vaccinium arboreum var. arboreum
- Vaccinium arboreum var. glaucescens (Greene) Sarg.
- Vaccinium diffusum Aiton
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tamala, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chris Griggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: ramsey arram, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Aaron Jenkins, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: russellrai99, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: TheMcCarthy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.