PLANTS Profile for Vaccinium arboreum (farkleberry)

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Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.
farkleberry

Symbol:

VAAR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.

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Synonyms:
Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.

	BAAN5	Batodendron andrachniforme Small
	BAAR2	Batodendron arboreum (Marsh.) Nutt.
	VAARG2	Vaccinium arboreum Marsh. var. glaucescens (Greene) Sarg.

Distribution:
Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.


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Related Taxa:
Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 43 species in Vaccinium

Classification:
Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Vaccinium L. – blueberry
Species	Vaccinium arboreum Marsh. – farkleberry

Wetland Indicator Status:
Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Low		Moderate				Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23580.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 03:37 AM MDT