Taxon Details
Vaccinium coccineum
Siskiyou Mountains huckleberry
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Taxon Summary:
Vaccinium coccineum, commonly known as Siskiyou Mountains huckleberry, is a perennial deciduous shrub in the Ericaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Lower montane coniferous forest, and Upper montane coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 1095 to 2135 meters. Vaccinium coccineum is ranked 3.3, Plants About Which We Need More Information, A Review List; Not very threatened in California.|
Scientific Name: Vaccinium coccineum Piper |
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Common Name: Siskiyou Mountains huckleberry |
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| Family: | Ericaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDERI181N0 | |
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| Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 3.3 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G3Q |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
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CRPR Changes: changed from 3.3 to 3.3 on 2013-02-01 |
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| Add Date: | 1974-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2024-04-02 |
| Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug
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Elevation:
1095 - 2135 meters 3595 - 7005 feet |
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General Habitats:
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Notes: How common is this taxon in OR? Plants from Plumas NF are not morphologically or genetically distinct from V. membranaceum. Plants from Klamath Ranges (SIS Co.) have lighter-colored berries than V. membranaceum and may be genetically distinct; needs further study. A synonym of V. membranaceum in TJM (1993) and TJM 2. See Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 31:75-78 (1918) for original description. |
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Taxonomy: |
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| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 0 | 0 % |
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| Total Occurrences: | 0 | ||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 0 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 0 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 0 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA), Oregon (OR) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Butte (BUT), Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE), Yuba (YUB) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Alleghany (3912047), American House (3912161), Bucks Lake (3912182), Downieville (3912057), Graniteville (3912046), Haskins Valley (3912172), La Porte (3912068), Sierra City (3912056), Soapstone Hill (3912173), Storrie (3912183), Strawberry Valley (3912151) |
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Presumed Extant
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