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Ericaceae

Ohelo

Vaccinium dentatum Sm.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Vaccinium

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Ohelo: Vaccinium dentatum (Ohelo) Leaves at Kahana, Maui, Hawaii. October 12, 2011 #111012-0975 Image Use Policy
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Ohelo, `ohelo, Blueberry
Hawaiian
`ohelo

Synonyms

  • Metagonia penduliflora (Gaudich.) Nutt.
  • Vaccinium penduliflorum Gaudich.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

Photos

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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.