Ericaceae
Alaska blueberry
Vaccinium ovalifolium
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Vaccinium
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- وكب اليابان
- arz
- وكب اليابان
- Chinese
- 阿拉斯加蓝莓, 阿拉斯加藍莓
- English
- Alaska blueberry, Oval-leaf blueberry, Oval-leaved blueberry, Early blueberry
- Finnish
- Soikkomustikka
- French
- Airelle bleue, Airelle de l’Alaska, Airelle à feuilles ovées
- Hungarian
- Alaszkai áfonya, Alaszkai vad áfonya, vad alaszkai fekete áfonya, alaszkai kékáfonya,
- Japanese
- クロウスゴ
Synonyms
- Vaccinium alaskaense Howell
- Vaccinium axillare Nakai
- Vaccinium chamissonis Bong.
- Vaccinium oblatum J.K.Henry
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: nree, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Abigail Dodd, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: evey_1, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: To Fi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Pam Thompson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.