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|species=parvifolium
|species=parvifolium
|taxo_author=Sm.
|taxo_author=Sm.
|common_name=Red Huckleberry
|common_name=Red Huckleberry, Red Whortleberry
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=shrub
|habit=shrub
|Min ht metric=cm
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=6
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=6
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|features=deciduous
|exposure=part-sun
|water=moist
|features=deciduous, edible, fruit
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=6
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10.5
|image=Vaccinium parvifolium.jpg
|image=Vaccinium parvifolium.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
'''Red Huckleberry''' ('''''Vaccinium parvifolium''''') is a species of ''[[Vaccinium]]'' native to the [[Pacific Northwest]] of [[North America]], where it is common in forests. It occurs mostly at low elevations, from sea level up to a maximum of 1,820 m altitude.
'''Red Huckleberry''' ('''''Vaccinium parvifolium''''') is a species of ''[[Vaccinium]]'' native to the [[Pacific Northwest]] of [[North America]], where it is common in forests. It occurs mostly at low elevations, from sea level up to a maximum of 1,820 m altitude.
It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 4 m tall with bright green shoots with an angular cross-section. The [[leaf|leaves]] are ovate to oblong-elliptic, 9-30 mm long and 4-16 mm wide, with an entire margin. The [[flower]]s are yellowish-white to pinkish-white, bell-shaped, 4-5 mm long. The [[fruit]] is an edible red [[berry]] 6-10 mm diameter.
It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] growing to 4 m tall with bright green shoots with an angular cross-section. The [[leaf|leaves]] are ovate to oblong-elliptic, 9-30 mm long and 4-16 mm wide, with an entire margin. The [[flower]]s are yellowish-white to pinkish-white, bell-shaped, 4-5 mm long. The [[fruit]] is an edible red [[berry]] 6-10 mm diameter.
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