Ericaceae
California huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Vaccinium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 加州越橘, 卵叶越橘
- English
- California huckleberry, Evergreen huckleberry, Winter huckleberry
- Russian
- Вакциниум яйцевидный
Synonyms
- Metagonia ovata (Pursh) Nutt.
- Metagonia pyxothamnus Nutt.
- Vaccinium lanceolatum DC. ex Dunal
- Vaccinium ovatum var. ovatum
- Vaccinium prunifolium Lodd. ex Loudon
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kollibri1969, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kollibri1969, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kollibri1969, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kollibri1969, CC0, 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.