Vaccinium stamineum
deerberry, squaw-huckleberry, gooseberry
Family
Ericaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, subsessile
Leaf Margin
entire, denticulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, obovate, cuneate, subcordate
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
green, purple, white
Flower Month
March - October
Height (meters)
0.5 - 5.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACU
Animal Use
Birds and mammals eat the berries. This plant is a special value to native bees and bumble bees.
Habitat
Dry, open woods; floodplain thickets. In sandy or clayey soils in pinelands, mixed forests, savannas and bottomlands.