| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Vaccinium membranaceum Douglas ex Torr. |
| Bibliography | U.S. Expl. Exped. [C. Wilkes] 17(Bot. 2): 377 (1874) |
| Native Range | w. & e. Canada to w. & n. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 900-3500m |
| Description | leaves green, broadly elliptic to ovate, 2-5cm, sharply serrate, abaxially glandular, calyx green, glabrous, corolla globular or urceolate, 3-5mm, berry black or purple |
| Size | 20-90cm |
| Color | white, yellowish pink |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 coccineum Piper Vaccinium globulare Rydb. Vaccinium membranaceum var. rigidum (Hook.) Fernald Vaccinium myrtilloides var. macrophyllum Hook. Vaccinium myrtilloides var. rigidum Hook. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario) 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) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MIC Michigan) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, UTA Utah) |