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Vaccinium L.
blueberry

       
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Vaccinium L.

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Distribution:
Vaccinium L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Vaccinium L.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Vaccinium alaskaense Howell. .
Vaccinium alaskaense
Alaska blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton. . Image Available.
Vaccinium angustifolium
lowbush blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium arboreum Marsh.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium arboreum
farkleberry
Distribution of Vaccinium ×atlanticum E.P. Bicknell (pro sp.) [angustifolium × corymbosum]. .
Vaccinium ×atlanticum
Distribution of Vaccinium boreale I.V. Hall & Aalders. .
Vaccinium boreale
northern blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium bracteatum Thunb.. .
Vaccinium bracteatum
sea bilberry
Distribution of Vaccinium caesariense Mack.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium caesariense
New Jersey blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium calycinum Sm.. .
Vaccinium calycinum
ohelo kau la'au
Distribution of Vaccinium ×carolinianum Ashe (pro sp.) [pallidum × simulatum]. .
Vaccinium ×carolinianum
Distribution of Vaccinium cespitosum Michx.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium cespitosum
dwarf bilberry
Distribution of Vaccinium corymbosum L.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium corymbosum
highbush blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium crassifolium Andrews. . Image Available.
Vaccinium crassifolium
creeping blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium darrowii Camp. . Image Available.
Vaccinium darrowii
Darrow's blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium deliciosum Piper. . Image Available.
Vaccinium deliciosum
Cascade bilberry
Distribution of Vaccinium dentatum Sm.. .
Vaccinium dentatum
ohelo
Distribution of Vaccinium ×dobbinii Burnham (pro sp.) [angustifolium × pallidum]. .
Vaccinium ×dobbinii
Distribution of Vaccinium elliottii Chapm.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium elliottii
Elliott's blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium erythrocarpum
southern mountain cranberry
Distribution of Vaccinium formosum Andrews. .
Vaccinium formosum
southern blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium fuscatum Aiton. . Image Available.
Vaccinium fuscatum
black highbush blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium geminiflorum Kunth. .
Vaccinium geminiflorum
Mexican blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium hirsutum Buckley. .
Vaccinium hirsutum
hairy blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton. . Image Available.
Vaccinium macrocarpon
cranberry
Distribution of Vaccinium ×margarettiae Ashe (pro sp.) [fuscatum × pallidum]. .
Vaccinium ×margarettiae
Distribution of Vaccinium ×marianum S. Watson (pro sp.) [formosum × fuscatum × pallidum]. .
Vaccinium ×marianum
Distribution of Vaccinium membranaceum Douglas ex Torr.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium membranaceum
thinleaf huckleberry
Distribution of Vaccinium myrsinites Lam.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium myrsinites
shiny blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium myrtilloides
velvetleaf huckleberry
Distribution of Vaccinium myrtillus L.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium myrtillus
whortleberry
Distribution of Vaccinium ×nubigenum Fernald (pro sp.) [caespitosum × ovalifolium]. .
Vaccinium ×nubigenum
Distribution of Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium ovalifolium
oval-leaf blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium ovatum Pursh. . Image Available.
Vaccinium ovatum
California huckleberry
Distribution of Vaccinium oxycoccos L.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium oxycoccos
small cranberry
Distribution of Vaccinium pallidum Aiton. . Image Available.
Vaccinium pallidum
Blue Ridge blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium parvifolium Sm.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium parvifolium
red huckleberry
Distribution of Vaccinium reticulatum Sm.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium reticulatum
ohelo 'ai
Distribution of Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville. . Image Available.
Vaccinium scoparium
grouse whortleberry
Distribution of Vaccinium simulatum Small. .
Vaccinium simulatum
upland highbush blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium stamineum L.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium stamineum
deerberry
Distribution of Vaccinium tenellum Aiton. . Image Available.
Vaccinium tenellum
small black blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium uliginosum L.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium uliginosum
bog blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium virgatum Aiton. . Image Available.
Vaccinium virgatum
smallflower blueberry
Distribution of Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.. . Image Available.
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
lingonberry
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Classification:
Vaccinium 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
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Vaccinium L.

  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
Martin Minor   Low   Minor   Low  
Quinlan     Low Moderate     Moderate Moderate
Yarrow Low   Low       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birds.plants, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Vaccinium L.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23571.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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