Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Vaccinium coccineumPiper, Vaccinium globulare Rydb., Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. var. rigidum (Hook.) Fern.

Common names:

Big whortleberry (1923-1942) (138, 155)

Huckleberry (1806-1923, Meriwether Lewis - Huckburry) (35, 85, 101)

Mountain huckleberry (1977-1986) (3, 4)

Thin-leaf huckleberry [Thinleaf huckleberry, Thin-leaved huckleberry] (1913-Present) (5, 50)