Nummularia Blueberry / Huckleberry (Vaccinium nummularia)

Family: Ericaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Vaccinium nummularia is an evergreen Shrub growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from April to May, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid soils and can grow in very acid soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit is about 6mm in diameter. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is about 6mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

On rocks and as a forest epiphyte, to altitudes up to 4000 metres. Rocky places of montane forest understories, thickets on mountain slopes at elevations of 2000 - 3500 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)