Evergreen Huckleberry

fruit

Vaccinium ovatum

Vaccinium ovatum is an evergreen shrub native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It produces edible dark purple to black berries that have been used traditionally by Indigenous peoples and are still harvested commercially and by foragers today.

BeesPollinate flowers as they forage — more visits, better fruit set.BumblebeesBuzz-pollinate tomatoes and berries; fly even in cool weather.ButterfliesPollinate while sipping nectar; their caterpillars need host plants.