Velvetleaf Huckleberry

Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.

Heath family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Pink
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Acronicta noctivaga, Apharetra dentata, Aplectoides condita, Cerastis tenebrifera, Chrysanympha formosa, Colias interior, Colias interior interior, Epelis truncataria, Eueretagrotis perattentus, Eufidonia discospilata, Eurois astricta, Eurois occulta, Feltia jaculifera, Glena cognataria, Hemipachnobia monochromataea, Hyppa xylinoides, Lacanobia subjuncta, Metalepsis fishii, Peridroma saucia, Phlogophora iris, Platarctia parthenos, Polia detracta, Polia purpurissata, Protolampra brunneicollis, Spiramater lutra, Syngrapha epigaea, Syngrapha microgamma, Trichordestra tacoma, Xestia c-nigrum, Xestia normanianus, Xestia oblata, Xestia youngii

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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