Winter is a rough time of the year for huckleberry lovers …. way too early to check the bushes; berries from the summer are gone or mostly gone; and a long wait till the new crop of berries are ready, again, for picking. So, for some informative reading on the subject, here is an article […]
Most of us in the Rocky Mountain region who pick huckleberries are most familiar with thevaccinium membranaceum or commonly called, mountain huckleberries! But how do you know if you are picking or eating huckleberries or blueberries? Author of the blog, Patches Thru shares her conversation with some Native Americans who helped her identify huckleberries: “There […]
Huckleberry season is definitely winning down — it appears to have been a good year for huckleberries and those picking them in the wilds! But it is always time to learn more about huckleberries. I found this excellent article the other day and wanted to share it with you: Huckleberries Vaccininum membranceum/ Globare (complex)’ V. […]
As the seasons whines down in Montana and Idaho, the huckleberry season is going strong in parts Washington and Oregon. Wild Pacific Northwest: Huckleberries Oval-leaved Huckleberry, Vaccinium ovalifolium (photo by Ivan Phillipsen). Of all the plant species that produce edible berries in the Northwest – and there are quite a few – huckleberries have to […]
Anticipating picking huckleberry yet? If so, (or even if not!), you might want to check out this article on identifying the different types of huckleberries. Natural Life of the Lost Coast: Huckleberries Redwood Times Most of us know the evergreen huckleberry that is commonly found in the North Coast. When we encounter them in the […]
Whortleberry, dewberry, bilberry, blueberry; mountain-this or thin-leaved-that; big or blue or dwarf or globe, the huckleberry goes by many names. It grows wild and only wild, in the remote areas of American’s inland Northwest from Oregon to Alaska, the Pacific Ocean to the Continental Divide. The huckleberry is a living exhibit of the colors purple […]
How to Identify Huckleberries | Garden Guides How to Identify Huckleberries. Although there are approximately 40 different huckleberry plant species, these shrubs have similar leaf shapes and fruit …
How to Identify Huckleberries in Montana | eHow.com How to Identify Huckleberries in Montana. Huckleberries grow wild in Montana’s mountainous regions. They thrive in the elevated Rocky Mountain areas and can …
Is this a huckleberry? – BugGuide.Net An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
