Ericaceae
Grouse whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Vaccinium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Grouse whortleberry, Grouseberry, Littleleaf huckleberry
Synonyms
- Vaccinium erythrococcum Rydb.
- Vaccinium microphyllum (Hook.) Rydb.
- Vaccinium myrtillus var. microphyllum Hook.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.