BISH 454789Botany

Vaccinium cespitosum

dwarf bilberry

As recorded: Vaccinium cespitosum Michx.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 7053
Date: May 15, 1925
Locality: Pend Oreille County, Maitlen Creek.
Region: Washington, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Vaccinium cespitosum · collected 1925–1975Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 15, 1925, St.John, H. also collected 23 other specimens.

Vaccinium cespitosum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,852 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

W Eells Hill Rd, Shelton, WA, US

(c) Milli Vedder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Montrose, BC, Canada

(c) Tyson Ehlers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Mount Waddington, BC, Canada

(c) tlavdov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Coos County, US-NH, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, US

(c) Charlie Fox-Whelpton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Meeker, CO 81641, USA

(c) Kaydee Barker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-01

Thompson-Nicola, CA-BC, CA

(c) Aurelie Belanger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Vaccinium cespitosum. BISH 454789. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956602394. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454789.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956602394 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026