ABSTRACT
Common huckleberry is native to southeastern Canada and the eastern United States. It occurs in sandy or rocky soil, in dry or moist woods, thickets, clearings, bogs, and coastal dunes. The grounds occupied are usually acidic, and often dry. The plant has moderate tolerance to shade, becoming dwarfed in deep shade and developing densely in canopy gaps and clearings. Dwarf huckleberry is native to the eastern United States and eastern Canada. In the northern part of its range it occurs in sphagnum bogs in maritime regions, while in the southern part of its range it occupies dry barrens and pinelands, in sandy soils rather than in bogs. The Cascade huckleberry occurs at elevations of 580–2000 m (1900–6600 feet) from northern California to British Columbia, with a few collections reported from Idaho. Huckleberries are almost entirely collected from the wild, and are sold locally. Huckleberries available in the marketplace are mostly western huckleberry species.
