Status: Native
Synonyms:
Vaccinium oreophilum Rydberg
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum is an herb that forms a rhizomatous groundcover in the upper elevation mixed conifer forest. The secondary branches are angled and the leaves are about 3cm long. The flowers are urn-shaped and white. The berries are dark purple to black.
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Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Ed Gilbert, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer, Charles Holmes and the Thursday hiking group, Mogollon Mtns., on the trail from Sandy Point to Bead Spring, Sept. 3, 2009
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum, forming extensive groundcover in mixed conifer forest, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Ed Gilbert, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer, Charles Holmes and the Thursday hiking group, Mogollon Mtns., on the trail from Sandy Point to Bead Spring, Sept. 3, 2009
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum, with portion of rhizome, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Ed Gilbert, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer, Charles Holmes and the Thursday hiking group, Mogollon Mtns., on the trail from Sandy Point to Bead Spring, Sept. 3, 2009
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum, closeup of angled branches, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Ed Gilbert, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer, Charles Holmes and the Thursday hiking group, Mogollon Mtns., on the trail from Sandy Point to Bead Spring, Sept. 3, 2009
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Ed Gilbert, Angela Flanders, Elroy Limmer, Charles Holmes and the Thursday hiking group, Mogollon Mtns., on the trail from Sandy Point to Bead Spring, Sept. 3, 2009
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum, DAZ herbarium, collector C.A. Huff & Nancy Deever 1656, 19 July 1994, Silver Creek Divide (1.0 mile east)
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum, 1x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., trail to Bead Spring, June 10, 2010
Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum, 1x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., trail to Bead Spring, June 10, 2010
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