Pacific Northwest Research Station

Title: Observation on the rhizomes and roots of Vaccinium Membranaceum

Author: Minore, Don

Date: 1975

Source: Res. Note. PNW-RN-261. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 6 p.

Station ID: RN-PNW-261

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Keywords: Rhizome occurrence and root structure of Vacacinium membranaeeum were investigated by hydraulic excavation. Numerous, robust rhizomes were present. Taproots were not observed. V. membvanacewn rhizomes sprouted vigorously after a light surface fire killed the shoots. They may be important in future huckleberry field management.

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Minore, Don  1975.  Observation on the rhizomes and roots of Vaccinium Membranaceum.   Res. Note. PNW-RN-261. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 6 p..