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Vaccinium corymbosum L.
highbush blueberry

       
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Photo of Vaccinium corymbosum L.
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 corymbosum L.

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Synonyms:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.

  CYCO15 Cyanococcus corymbosus (L.) Rydb.
  CYCU5 Cyanococcus cuthbertii Small
  VACO3 Vaccinium constablaei A. Gray
  VACOA2 Vaccinium corymbosum L. var. albiflorum (Hook.) Fernald
  VACOG Vaccinium corymbosum L. var. glabrum A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 43 species in Vaccinium
 

Classification:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.

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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 corymbosum L. – highbush blueberry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
highbush blueberry              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW-,FACW FACW- FACW FACW NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Vaccinium constablaei:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.

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 23573.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Vaccinium corymbosum L.

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

Google Image Search

IL-UI Plants (University of Illinois)

MI-Michigan State University Extension

NC-NCSU Plant Fact Sheet

NJ-Plants of the New Jersey Pine Barrens

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI FWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

www.BorealForest.org

 
 
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