Taxon: Vaccinium parvifolium Sm.

Summary

Genus:

Vaccinium

Section:

Myrtillus

Family:

Ericaceae

Subfamily:

Vaccinioideae

Tribe:

Vaccinieae

Nomen number:

41050

Place of publication:

A. Rees, Cycl. 36: Vaccinium no. 3. 1817

Verified:

01/14/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

44 (43 active, 36 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. A California flora.
Powell, E. A. & K. A. Kron. 2002. Hawaiian blueberries and their relatives - A phylogenetic analysis of Vaccinium sections Macropelma, Myrtillus, and Hemimyrtillus (Ericaceae). Syst. Bot. 27:768-779. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Vander Kloet, S. P. & T. A. Dickinson. 1999. The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Myrtillus. Brittonia 51:245-246.
Vander Kloet, S. P. 1988. The genus Vaccinium in North America

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	red-huckleberry			1	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon	w.	Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington	w.	Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	n. & c.	Vander Kloet, S. P. & T. A. Dickinson. 1999. The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Myrtillus. Brittonia 51:245-246.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska	s.e.	Vander Kloet, S. P. & T. A. Dickinson. 1999. The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Myrtillus. Brittonia 51:245-246.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska (s.e.)]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon (w.), Washington (w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (n. & c.)]

Reference(s)

Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Vander Kloet, S. P. & T. A. Dickinson. 1999. The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Myrtillus. Brittonia 51:245-246.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41050. Accessed 17 October 2026.