ISO MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. 8. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Vaccinium macrophyllum, see Vaccinium membranaceum. 
Vaccinium melanocarpum Mohr. Southern gooseberry. 
Polycodium melanocarpum (Mohr) Small. 
Range: 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Berry, available in July. 
A small shrub; occurs in sandy and other soils; fruit commonly produced in 
great quantities. 
Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. Thinleaf huckleberry. 
V. globulare Rydb., V. macrophyllum Piper, V. myrtilloides Hook. 
Range: 1, 4, 12, 18, 15 (Black Hills), 23, 24. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Berry, available July-September. 
A small shrub; flowers June-July. Poor to worthless to fairly good or good 
browse for sheep; poor to worthless forage for cattle and horses. 
Vaccinium microphyllum, see Vaccinium scoparium. 
Vaccinium myrsinites Lam. Evergreen blueberry. 
Cyanococcus myrsinites (Lam.) Small. 
Range: 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Berry, available in May. 
A small evergreen shrub; fiowers April-May decumbent or upright; occurs in 
sandy and other soils. Var. glaucum Gray, in the southern part of the range, is 
taller than the Species. 
Vaccinium myrtilloides, see Vaccinium membranaceum. 
Vaccinium neglectum (Small) Fern. 
Polycodium neglectum Small. 
Range: 22, 25, 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Berry. 
A small shrub with inedible fruit. 
Vaccinium nigrum, see Vaccinium angustifolium. 
Vaccinium occidentale Gray. Western huckleberry. 
Range: 4, 12, 18. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Berry, available July—August. 
A small shrub. 
Stomach records: Sooty grouse. Obdservations: Blue grouse. Fair to fairly 
good sheep and goat feed; cropped locally by cattle. 
Vaccinium oreophilum Rydb. Rocky Mountain whortleberry. 
Range: 12, 18, 14. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Berry, available July—October. 
A small shrub; fiowers in June. 
Stomach records: Richardson’s grouse. Worthless as forage for cattle; some- 
times fair sheep feed. 
Vaccinium ovalifolium Smith. Blue whortleberry. 
Range: 2, 4, 12, 23, 24. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Berry, available July—August. 
A large, straggling shrub; flowers June—July. Locally useful as browse for 
sheep and goats. 
Observations: Spruce grouse. 
Vaccinium ovatum Pursh. Evergreen huckleberry. 
Range: 1, 2, 5. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Berry, available July-September, or rarely longer. 
A small to large evergreen shrub; most commonly oceurs in sandy soil; forms 
a dense cover when growing close together. 
Var. saporosum Jeps., in region 1, has fruit which ripens earlier with a better 
flavor. 
