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Bruso, George H.

Vaccinium myrtilloides

Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.

Velvetleaf huckleberry

Ericaceae (Heath Family)

Synonym(s): Cyanococcus canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides, Vaccinium canadense

USDA Symbol: VAMY

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Flower:
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CT , IA , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , NH , NY , OH , PA , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Woodland,Forest Edge,Swamp/Marsh,Bog/Fen

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)
Soil Description: Sand

Benefit

Attracts: Birds , Butterflies
Larval Host: Spring Azure

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)

Spring Azure
(Celastrina "ladon" )

Larval Host

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National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC		FACU		FACW	FACW		FACW	FACW	FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Bibliography

Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.
Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright

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Research Literature

Reslit 850 - Value of various taxa in breeding tetraploid blueberries in Florida (1997) P. M. Lyrene
Reslit 1287 - Testing control sites for fire ecology research (2010) J. L. Silva-Lugo and G. W. Tanner
Reslit 1354 - Elevated CO2 lowers relative and absolute herbivore density across all species of a scrub-oak forest (2003) P. Stiling, D. C. Moon, M. D. Hunter, J. Colson, A...
Reslit 1948 - Native Vaccinium spp. and Gaylussacia spp. infested by Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera : Tephritidae) in the Great Lakes region: A potential source of inoculum for infestation of cultivated blueberries (2001) J. J. Smith, V. Gavrilovic and D. R. Smitley
Reslit 2447 - Life history strategies of Florida scrub plants in relation to fire (1995) E. S. Menges, N. Kohfeldt
Reslit 2605 - Post-fire growth strategies of resprouting Florida scrub vegetation (2011) A. J. Maguire, E. S. Menges
Reslit 2608 - Patterns of reproductive effort with time since last fire in Florida scrub plants (1994) R. Ostertag, E. S. Menges

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Vaccinium myrtilloides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Vaccinium myrtilloides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vaccinium myrtilloides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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