Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Cyanococcus
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Elliott's Blueberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vaccinium corymbosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-003:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus elliottii
COMMON NAME:
Mayberry, Elliott's Blueberry
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vael_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_vael_004_pvd
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Will Stuart wil_6765193213_e6773002be
January MS
Crosby Arboretum
Corollas urn- or vase-shaped, 5-8mm long, 2-5mm wide, in clusters of 3-5, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm100314_001
March Decatur County GA
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_vaccinium_elliottii_c
March
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JK Marlow jkm130407_009
April Columbia County GA
Calyx lobes obtuse, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm130407_012
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm130407_013
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm170401_381
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Twigs slender, green, zigzag, hairy or glabrous, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm170401_390
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves small & thick, elliptic to oval, shiny green above, paler beneath, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm170401_391
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves less than 3cm long and 1.5cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1793
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1794
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1809
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1810
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1865
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
Berry green ripening to bluish-black to black, occasionally whitish waxy, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vaccinium corymbosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-003:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus elliottii
1583
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (uncommon in SC Piedmont, rare in NC Piedmont)
Habitat: Bottomlands, slopes, sandy river terraces, natural levees, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White/Pinkish
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Black
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p386
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p072
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p116?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p364
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p222