Species Details

Vaccinium coccineum

Siskiyou Mountains huckleberry

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Classification

Scientific Name: Vaccinium coccineum Piper
Common Name: Siskiyou Mountains huckleberry
Family:	Ericaceae
Element Code:	PDERI181N0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	3.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3Q
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 3.3 to 3.3 on 2013-02-01
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-04-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: Jun-Aug

Elevation:
1095 - 2135 meters
3595 - 7005 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Serpentine (often)

Notes

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.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE), Yuba (YUB)

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)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Deletion on 2013-02-01