Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Cyanococcus
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Vaccinium pallidum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium pallidum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-006:
Vaccinium vacillans
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus pallidus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus vacillans
COMMON NAME:
Dryland Blueberry, Lowbush Blueberry, Upland Low Blueberry, Hillside Blueberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vapa4_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vava_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0304d_12
April Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Small shrub reaching up to 2-3' tall. — Patrick McMillan
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JK Marlow jkm110417_089
April Cleburne County AL
Mount Cheaha
Lvs 1-2" long, elliptical, on short petiole, dull green above, pale beneath. — Patrick McMillan
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JK Marlow jkm210408_9322
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6708
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvpallidum_and2
April Anderson County SC
Calyx and corolla glabrous, often glaucous. Calyx lobes acute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvpallidum_and4
April Anderson County SC
Flowers urn-shaped, white tinged with green or pink, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvpallidum_and5
April Anderson County SC
Stems are green. — Patrick McMillan
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JK Marlow jkm110510_354
May Abbeville County SC
Parson's Mountain Recreation Area
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JK Marlow jkm0307k_31
July Greenville County SC
Berry glaucous, blue, 5-10mm long, juicy, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow s070920_e
September Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm071028_125
October Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Vaccinium pallidum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium pallidum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-006:
Vaccinium vacillans
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus pallidus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus vacillans
1591
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: forested slopes, usually rather xeric, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous to semi-evergreen
Simple
Alternate
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous, forming clonal colonies
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-white/Greenish pink
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed cylindro-urceolate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Blue
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p264
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p167
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p115
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p308
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p131
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p29
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p318
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p366
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p128