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Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.

Farkleberry, Tree sparkleberry, Sparkleberry
Ericaceae (Heath Family)

USDA Symbol: VAAR
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Vaccinium arboreum var. arboreum

Farkelberry

Ericaceae

Location: Green Mountain Road, approximately 1.6 km north of Loop 1604.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Soil clay based, alkaline. Growing with several types of trees, grasses and herbaceous plants.

Description: Tree, approximately 25 m tall. Leaves dark green, to 7.5 cm long, 37 mm wide, ovate, entire. Small white flowers clustered at end of branches.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Cecil Mayo
 Collection Date: May 31, 1993
 Specimen number: 004

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0435
 Accession Date: Jul 16, 1993
 Accession Number: 34

Annotations: SCXXB Ligustrum sinense Lour. Oleaceae Chinese Privet Harry Cliffe Feb. 8, 1994

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