280 MISC. PUBLICATION 803, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Vaccinium macrophyllum, see Taccinium memhranaceum. 
Vaccinium melanocarpum Mohr, Southern gooseberry. 
Polycodium melanocarpum (Molir) Small. 
Range: 25, 27, 28, 29, 80. 
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 membranaceuni Dougl. Thinleaf huckleberry. 
V. glotulare Rydb., V. iuacropJiyUum Piper, V. myrtilloides Hook. 
Range: 1, 4, 12, 1-3, 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. 
Yaccinium microphyllum, see Vaccinium scoparium. 
Vaccinium myrsinites Lam. Evergreen blueberry. 
Cyanococcus myrsinites (Lam.) SmaU. 
Range: 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit : Berry, available in May. 
A small evergreen shrub ; flowers April-May decumbent or upright ; occurs in 
sandy and other soils. Var. glaucuin Gray, in the southern part of the range, is 
taller than the species. 
Vaccinium myrtilloides, see Yaccinium memljranaceum. 
Vaccinium neglectum (Small) Fern. 
Polycodium neglectum Small. 
Range: 22, 25, 28, 29, 80. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Berry. 
A small shrub with Inedible fruit. 
Vaccinium nigrum, see Taocinium angustifolium. 
Vaccinium occidentale Gray. Western huckleberry. 
Range: 4, 12, IS. 
Site : Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit : Berry, available J uly-August. 
A small shrub. 
Stomach records: Sooty grouse. Observations: Blue grouse. Fair to fairly 
good sheep and goat feed ; cropped locally by cattle, 
Taccinium oreophilum Rydb. Eocky Mountain whortleberry. 
Range: 12, 13, 14. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Berry, available July-October. 
A small shrub ; flowers in June. 
Stomach records: Richardson's grouse. Worthless as forage for cattle; some- 
times fair sheep feed. 
Vaccinium ovalifolium Smith. 
Range: 2, 4, 12, 23, 24. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit : Berry, available July-August, 
A large, straggling shrub; flowers June-July, 
vSheep 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 occurs 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. 
Blue whortleberry. 
Locally useful as browse for 
