Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Cyanococcus
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Vaccinium simulatum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Mountain Highbush Blueberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium simulatum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vaccinium corymbosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-009:
Vaccinium constablaei
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus simulatus
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Highbush Blueberry
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvsimulatum_lvl1
June Avery County NC
Leaves narrowly ovate, apex acuminate, margins distinctly serrulate, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Vaccinium simulatum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium simulatum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vaccinium corymbosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-009:
Vaccinium constablaei
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus simulatus
1579
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in GA), endemic to the Central & Southern Appalachians
Look for it on forested slopes (northern hardwoods, spruce-fir forests), ridges, and shrub balds, at moderate and high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish-pink
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Blue
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p116?
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p298
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p038
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p140
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p29
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p366