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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4-20 inches
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Fruit
Eating Methods: Tea
Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Grouseberry
  • Whortleberry Dwarf Blueberry
  • Grouse Whortleberry
  • Littleleaf Huckleberry

Photo Gallery
Location:  American Ridge Trail #958 William O. Douglas Wilderness
Date: June 30, 2007
Photo by Walter Siegmund
Location: Johnston Canyon, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-02
Location: Athabasca Falls, Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-06
Location: Lake Louise, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-03
Location: Lake Louise, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-03
full o' berries
Location: Johnston Canyon, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-02
Location: Lake Louise, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-03
Location: Lake Louise, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-03
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