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thinleaf huckleberry

Vaccinium membranaceum

Thinleaf huckleberry is a small bush with tasty blue berries! These bushes grow in forests and are loved by animals and people alike for their sweet fruit.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The thinleaf huckleberry has bright green, oval leaves with finely toothed edges, giving it a delicate appearance. Its small, urn-shaped flowers are typically pale pink to greenish-white, maturing into glossy, dark purple to black berries.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Despite its name, its 'berries' are technically small capsules with many tiny seeds inside!

Indigenous peoples have gathered and used these delicious berries for thousands of years as food and medicine!

Its tasty berries are a favorite snack for bears, who help spread its seeds far and wide!

This plant loves sunshine and is often one of the first to grow back vigorously after a forest fire!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Fire Resilience

Thinleaf huckleberry can resprout from its sturdy underground rhizomes after a forest fire, helping it quickly recover and colonize burned areas.

Fähigkeit

Cold Defender

Its tough leaves and woody stems help it withstand harsh mountain winds and cold temperatures at high elevations, surviving where others can't.

Fähigkeit

Soil Survivor

This plant has robust root systems that help it thrive in nutrient-poor, acidic soils where many other plants struggle to grow.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-200 cm
Ausbreitung
50-150 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-0.7 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Western Bumblebee

Bombus occidentalis

visits bell-shaped flowers for nectar

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

enjoys the sweet, dark berries

eats

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

browses on leaves and twigs

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always ask an adult before picking and eating berries from bushes.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von thinleaf huckleberry?

50-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von thinleaf huckleberry?

50-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von thinleaf huckleberry?

0.5-0.7 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von thinleaf huckleberry?

Late spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von thinleaf huckleberry?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von thinleaf huckleberry?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von thinleaf huckleberry?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von thinleaf huckleberry?

Insekten

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