- berry is sweeter than the Red huckleberry.
- berry is high in vitamin C.
- an edible look-alike is the Blueberry.
- plant is a deciduous or evergreen shrub.
- varieties in the Pacific Northwest are
Thinleaf huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum) and
Evergreen huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum).
- grows in forests in montane and subalpine areas.
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