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16-604: Vaccinium scoparium is a species of huckleberry known by the common names grouse whortleberry , grouseberry , and littleleaf huckleberry . It is native to western North America, primarily in the Rockies , Cascades , and Black Hills from British Columbia and Alberta south to far northern California to Colorado and New Mexico , and east to South Dakota . It grows in mountain habitat such as forests, meadows, and talus , occurring in subalpine and alpine climates at elevations of 700 to 3000 meters (2,333 - 10,000 feet. It

32-412: A place in archaic American English slang . The phrase "a huckleberry over my persimmon " was used to mean "a bit beyond my abilities". On the other hand, "I'm your huckleberry" is a way of expressing affection or that one is just the right person for a given role. The range of slang meanings of huckleberry in the 19th century was broad, also referring to significant or nice persons. The term can also be

48-483: A slang expression for a rube or an amateur, or a mild expression of disapproval. Fictional characters including Huckleberry "Huck" Finn , from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain , and Huckleberry "Huck" Hound , an animated anthropomorphic Bluetick Coonhound created by Hanna-Barbera in 1958, have incorporated "huckleberry" into their names to indicate their rustic or insignificant nature. The huckleberry

64-474: A variety of birds. The berries are edible and were used for food by many Native American groups, including the Kootenay, Okanogan, and Shuswap. They are small and difficult to collect in large quantities, and Native people likely used combs made of wood or fishbones to harvest them. This Ericaceae article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Huckleberry The name 'huckleberry'

80-482: Is a North American variation of the English dialectal name variously called 'hurtleberry' or 'whortleberry' ( / ˈ hw ɜːr t əl b ɛr i / ) for the bilberry . In North America, the name was applied to numerous plant variations, all bearing small berries with colors that may be red, blue, or black. It is the common name for various Gaylussacia species, and some Vaccinium species, such as Vaccinium parvifolium ,

96-701: Is a common huckleberry found throughout a wide area of eastern North America . The plant is native to Eastern Canada and the Great Lakes region , the Midwestern and Northeastern United States , and the Appalachian Mountains , the Ohio / Mississippi / Tennessee Valley , and Southeastern United States . The range extends from Newfoundland west to Manitoba and Minnesota , south as far as Arkansas , Alabama , and Georgia . Gaylussacia baccata closely resembles

112-565: Is a common understory plant in many forested regions of the Rocky Mountains , being common to abundant in some areas. Vaccinium scoparium is a squat, bushy rhizomatous shrub growing not more than half a meter (20 inches) in maximum height. It is matted and clumpy, and it spreads outward with the stems rooting at nodes where it comes in contact with moist substrate. The branches are broomlike when leaflike and new green twigs have sharp angles. The deciduous leaves are alternately arranged,

128-494: Is instead a member of the nightshade family . Huckleberry grows wild in northwestern United States and western Canada on subalpine slopes, forests, bogs , and lake basins. Huckleberries were traditionally collected by Native American and First Nations people along the Pacific coast , interior British Columbia, Idaho , and Montana for use as food or traditional medicine . In taste, they may be tart or sweet. The fruit

144-400: Is the state fruit of Idaho and Montana. Country singer Toby Keith co-wrote a song with songwriter Chuck Cannon entitled "Huckleberry", about a primary school crush that turns into marriage later in life and they have three "little huckleberries" of their own, and is part of his album Unleashed (2002). Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata , the black huckleberry ,

160-408: Is versatile in foods or beverages, including jam, pudding , candy , pie , ice cream , muffins , pancakes , salad dressings , juice , tea , soup , and syrup . Attempts to cultivate huckleberry plants from seeds have failed, with plants devoid of fruits. This may be due to the inability of the plants to fully root and replicate the native soil chemistry of wild plants. Huckleberries hold

176-920: The red huckleberry , and is also applied to other Vaccinium species which may also be called blueberries depending upon local custom, as in New England and parts of Appalachia . The plant has shallow, radiating roots topped by a bush growing from an underground stem. The berries are small and round, 5–10 millimetres ( 1 ⁄ 4 – 3 ⁄ 8 inch) in diameter, and look like large dark lowbush blueberries . Two huckleberry species, V. membranaceum and V. ovatum , were studied for phytochemical content, showing that V. ovatum had greater total polyphenol and anthocyanin content than did V. membranaceum . Each species contained 15 anthocyanins ( galactoside , glucoside , and arabinoside of delphinidin , cyanidin , petunidin , peonidin , and malvidin ), but in different proportions. Four species of huckleberries in

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192-509: The black Vaccinium huckleberry ( V. membranaceum ) and blue (Cascade) huckleberry ( V. deliciosum ), grow in various habitats, such as mid- alpine regions up to 3,500 metres (11,500 feet) above sea level, mountain slopes, forests , or lake basins . The plant grows best in damp, acidic soil having volcanic origin, attaining under optimal conditions heights of 1.5 to 2 m (5 to 6 + 1 ⁄ 2  ft), usually ripening in mid-to-late summer or later at high elevations. Huckleberry

208-500: The genus Gaylussacia are common in eastern North America, especially G. baccata , also known as the black huckleberry. From coastal Central California through Oregon to southern Washington and British Columbia , the red huckleberry ( V. parvifolium ) is found in the maritime-influenced plant community. In the Pacific Northwest and mountains of Montana and Idaho , this huckleberry species and several others, such as

224-591: The native blueberry plants ( Vaccinium species) with which it grows in the same habitats . However, it can be readily identified by the numerous resin dots on the undersides of the leaves which glitter when held up to the light. Gaylussacia baccata is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, forming extensive colonies. Flowers are in dangling groups of 3–7, orange or red, bell-shaped. Berries are dark blue, almost black, rarely white. Berries are sweet and tasty. People and animals eat them raw, jellied, or baked into pancakes, muffins, and many other items. The shrub

240-454: The serrated oval leaf blades up to 1.5 centimeters (0.6 inches) in length. Solitary flowers occur in the leaf axils. Each is about 4 millimeters (0.16 inches) long, urn -shaped, and pink. The fruit is a soft, bright red berry up to 6 millimeters in width. It has a tart flavor. This shrub provides food for many large mammal species, such as elk , mule deer , and bears , and many smaller animals, such as squirrels , foxes , skunks , and

256-418: Was one of the few plant species to survive on the slopes of Mount St. Helens when the volcano erupted in 1980, and existed as a prominent mountain-slope bush in 2017. Where the climate is favorable, certain species of huckleberry, such as V. membranaceum , V. parvifolium and V. deliciosum , are used in ornamental plantings. The 'garden huckleberry' ( Solanum scabrum ) is not a true huckleberry, but

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