Washington Flora Checklist

A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum

Checklist » Ericaceae » Vaccinium myrtilloides

Last updated 1/21/2024 by David Giblin.

Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.[FNA8, HC2]

velvet-leaf blueberry

[This taxon is excluded from Washington]

Publication: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 234. 1803.

Origin: Native

selected vouchers: WTU

Notes: This species is not reported for WA in either FNA or Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd edition. Specimens assigned to this name in Washington require further examination.

References: (none)

Synonyms & Misapplied Names:

Cyanococcus canadensis (Kalm ex Richardson) Rydb.

Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton var. myrtilloides (Michx.) House

Vaccinium canadense Kalm ex Richardson