Vaccinium ovalifolium

Distribution

The original variety is found on both the eastern and western sides of the Pacific Ocean; in North America, it is distributed in Canada ; and the U.S. ; across the Pacific to Asia and Eurasia, it is distributed in Russia ; and in Japan .

⟶ The two other varieties are confined to Japan and Russia:

⤷ ''V. o.'' var. ''sachalinense'' is only found in Sakhalin in Russia, and Hokkaido in Japan.
⤷ ''V. o.'' var. ''alpinum'' is distributed only within the Daisetsu and Hidaka Mountains of Hokkaido.

Uses

''Vaccinium ovalifolium'' is used by in jams and jellies and for making liqueur. Blueberry herbal tea can be made from the leaves, or from the juice of the blueberries themselves.

''Vaccinium ovalifolium'' has been used in Russia in the making of dyes, including the use of its tannin.

In the winter, ''Vaccinium ovalifolium'' is an important food source for grazing deer, goats, and elk, and in the summer the nectar feeds hummingbirds.