section
Bilberries
Myrtillus
Children
- Common Bilberry native
- Red Huckleberry native
- Oval-leaf Blueberry native
- Thinleaf Huckleberry native
- Grouse Whortleberry native
- Dwarf Bilberry native
- 'Ohelo 'Ai native
- Blue-leaved Huckleberry native
- Alaska Blueberry native
- ʻōhelo Kau Lāʻau native
- `Ohelo native
- Shasta Huckleberry
- Vaccinium geminiflorum
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native bilberries All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Dwarf Bilberry
Vaccinium cespitosum
keystone
caterpillars
146
bees
5
hosts
2
food
37
flowers
50
shelter
1
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Oval-leaf Blueberry
Vaccinium ovalifolium
keystone
caterpillars
123
bees
1
hosts
1
food
32
flowers
40
shelter
1
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Thinleaf Huckleberry
Vaccinium membranaceum
keystone
caterpillars
121
bees
1
hosts
1
food
32
flowers
48
shelter
1
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Common Bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
keystone
caterpillars
82
food
29
flowers
35
shelter
1
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Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
keystone
caterpillars
66
hosts
1
food
23
flowers
28
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Alaska Blueberry
Vaccinium alaskaense
keystone
caterpillars
66
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
25
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Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
keystone
caterpillars
62
hosts
2
food
24
flowers
27
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Blue-leaved Huckleberry
Vaccinium deliciosum
keystone
caterpillars
60
hosts
1
food
18
flowers
24
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'Ohelo 'Ai
Vaccinium reticulatum
keystone
caterpillars
1
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ʻōhelo Kau Lāʻau
Vaccinium calycinum
keystone
food
3
flowers
1
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`Ohelo
Vaccinium dentatum