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Flower:Huckleberry, Big (black variety)
Family:Heath
Genus / Species:Vaccinium membranaceum
Notes:This is the king of hucklberries for tast and texture. It also goes by the common names of Black Huckleberry and Mountain Huckleberry. The fruit can also be red. Note the pointed leaves, and toothed edges along the entire length.
Photo:

Table Rock Wilderness - - - September 7, 2002

Guide:Cascade-Oylmpic Natural History by Mathews / Mountain Plants of the Pacific Northwest by Taylor & Doulgas / Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar & MacKinnon