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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)
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun
Distribution
USA: CT , IA , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , NH , NY , OH , PA , VA , VT , WA , WI , WVCanada: 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 , ShadeSoil Moisture: Moist
Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)
Soil Description: Sand
Benefit
Attracts: Birds , ButterfliesLarval Host: Spring Azure
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis 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 |
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FACU | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACW | FACU |
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. LyreneReslit 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 PlantsFNA: Find Vaccinium myrtilloides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vaccinium myrtilloides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff