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|genus=Vaccinium
|genus=Vaccinium
|species=ovatum
|species=ovatum
|Min ht metric=cm
|taxo_author=Pursh
|common_name=Box blueberry, Evergreen huckleberry, California huckleberry
|name_ref=Wikipedia
|habit=shrub
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min ht box=3
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=5
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=3
|Min wd metric=ft
|Max wd box=5
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|origin=Pacific NW into British Columbia
|origin_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun, shade
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|water=moist
|features=evergreen, edible, fruit
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Upload.png
|min_zone=7
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10.5
|image=Vaccinium ovatum 2.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
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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>
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