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Vaccinium virgatum
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton
Smallflower Blueberry
Ericaceae (Heath family)
Synonym(s): Cyanococcus amoenus, Cyanococcus virgatus, Vaccinium amoenum, Vaccinium ashei, Vaccinium corymbosum var. amoenum, Vaccinium parviflorum, Vaccinium virgatum var. ozarkense, Vaccinium virgatum var. speciosum
USDA Symbol: VAVI2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 15 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TXNative Habitat: Open swamps, bogs, sandy margins of lakes, ponds and streams, flatwoods, gray-birch scrub, pine barrens, mires, bay heads, upland ericaceous meadows, upland woods, ravines, mountain summits
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Vaccinium virgatum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Vaccinium virgatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vaccinium virgatum
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR