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Huckleberry is a name used in North America for several in the family Ericaceae, in two closely related genera: Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
Where the climate is favorable, certain species of huckleberry, such as V. membranaceum, V. parvifolium and V. deliciosum, are used in ornamental plantings. The 'garden huckleberry' ( Solanum scabrum) is not a true huckleberry, but is instead a member of the Solanaceae.
Huckleberry grows wild in northwestern United States and western Canada on subalpine slopes, forests, , and lake basins.
Attempts to cultivate huckleberry plants from seeds have failed, with plants devoid of fruits. This may be due to the inability of the plants to fully root and replicate the native soil chemistry of wild plants.
The huckleberry is the state fruit of Idaho and Montana.
Distribution and habitat
Huckleberry in the east is native to Eastern Canada and the Great Lakes region, the Midwestern and Northeastern United States, and the Appalachian Mountains, the Ohio Valley/Mississippi/Tennessee Valley, and Southeastern United States.
Uses
Huckleberries were traditionally collected by Native American and First Nations people along the Pacific coast, interior British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana for use as food or traditional medicine. (2002). 039583807X, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 039583807X In taste, they may be tart or sweet. The fruit is versatile in foods or beverages, including jam, pudding, candy, pie, ice cream, , , Salad, juice, tea, soup, and syrup.
In popular culture
Huckleberries hold a place in archaic American English slang. The phrase "a huckleberry over my persimmon" was used to mean "a bit beyond my abilities". On the other hand, "I'm your huckleberry" is a way of expressing affection or that one is just the right person for a given role. The range of slang meanings of huckleberry in the 19th century was broad, also referring to significant or nice persons. Gullible Gulls, Huckleberry, Jumbi, Wooden Nickels, Realtors, and Calling a Spade a Spade, The Word Detective, apparently based on the Dictionary of American Regional English Huckleberry, Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001 The term can also be a slang expression for a rube or an amateur, or a mild expression of disapproval. Fictional characters including Huckleberry Finn, from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain, and Huckleberry "Huck" Hound, an animated anthropomorphic Bluetick Coonhound created by Hanna-Barbera in 1958, have incorporated "huckleberry" into their names to indicate their rustic or insignificant nature.
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