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Family Ericaceae
Azalea or Blueberry Family
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Vaccinium calycinum
Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu
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OHELO
| Erect shrub of mesic & wet forests. Thin deciduous leaves 1
- 2 inches wide. Endemic to Hawaii. |
Vaccinium dentatum
Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu
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OHELO
| Sprawling or decumbent shrub lacking fine hairs or waxy coating.
Occurs in open wet forest, ridges, and bogs. Stiff narrow-ovate
leaves 2 - 4 inches long. Fruit edible. Kauai to Hawaii
Island, more common on Oahu. Endemic to Hawaii. |
Vaccinium reticulatum
OHELO
| Sprawling or decumbent shrub coated with fine hairs or waxy
coating. Occurs in open disturbed montane areas & lava
flows. Stiff broad leaves 0.5 - 1 inch long. Fruit eaten raw
or jellied. Kauai to Hawaii Island, only common on Maui &
Hawaii Island. Endemic to Hawaii. |
HAWAII - INDIGENOUS
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
PUKIAWE
| Stiff many-branched shrub common in mesic & wet forests, windswept
ridges, lava flows & bogs. Hard berries red, pink or
white. Native to Hawaii & the Marquesas. Formerly known
as Styphelia tameiameiae and placed in the Family Epacridaceae. |
NORTH AMERICA - CULTIVATED
Rhododendron spp.
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Victoria, BC, Canada |
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AZALEA
| Popular flowering shrubs with hundreds of cultivars. Temperate
climate. North American & Asian origin. |
Rhododendron glischrum
Victoria, BC, Canada |
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RHODODENDRON
| Popular ornamental shrub in family that includes the Azaleas.
Temperate climate. Southern China. |
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