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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: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 15 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX
Native 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 Plants
FNA: Find Vaccinium virgatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vaccinium virgatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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