| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville |
| Bibliography | Mazama 1: 196 (1897) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to c. & w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 700-3000m |
| Description | branchlets green, glabrous, leaves abaxially pale green, elliptic to lanceolate, 7-11mm, finely serrate, glabrous calyx pale green, glabrous, corolla globular or urceolate |
| Size | 7-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Vaccinium erythrococcum Rydb. Vaccinium microphyllum (Hook.) Rydb. Vaccinium myrtillus var. microphyllum Hook. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |