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'''''Vaccinium ovatum''''' is a species of flowering shrub known by the common names '''evergreen huckleberry''' and '''California huckleberry'''. It is a small to medium sized evergreen shrub native to the [[Pacific Northwest]] of the United States and into [[British Columbia]]. It is a true [[huckleberry]] plant, growing well in shade or sun and thriving in [[Soil pH|acidic soil]]s. Not needing much sun, the plant has a wide variety of forest homes; it is often seen sprouting out of old [[Sequoia|Coast Redwood]] stumps or dense [[bramble]]s of other forest growths. The shiny, alternately arranged leaves are 2 to 3 centimeters long and about a centimeter wide with finely serrated edges.<ref>''Jepson Manual''. 1993</ref> During the summer the plant produces round, edible black berries up to a centimeter in diameter. Traditionally these berries were sought after and collected by many [[Indian tribe|Native American tribe]]s along the [[Pacific coast]] in the region.<ref>Stephen Foster and Christopher Hobbs. 2002</ref> {{Inc| Vaccinium ovatum, Pursh. An erect, rigid, evergreen shrub, 2-8 ft. high, with pubescent branchlets: lvs. 1/2 - 1 in. long, thick and firm, very numerous, shining, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acute, minutely and acutely serrulate, glabrous or nearly so, bright green both sides: fls. in short and close axillary clusters; deciduous bracts usually red; corolla campanulate, 1/4 in. long, rose-color or nearly white; calyx-lobes acute, red: berries black, acid, with or without bloom. Moist woods, Vancouver to Monterey, Calif.—"A distinctly western species, and one of California's most beautiful hedge-plants, but not well known. It is very tenacious of life and bears pruning well. It is prop. from suckers, cuttings, and seeds, which last it bears freely." }} :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Vaccinium|genus page]].'' ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== None known ==Species== ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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