Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Polycodium
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Deerberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a:
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium candicans
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium neglectum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium stamineum
COMMON NAME:
Common Deerberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_post8_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_vast_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm110415_486
April Carroll County GA
Vaccinium stamineum's flowers are white, bell-shaped, and open widely, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvstamineum_and2
April Anderson County SC
Leaves green beneath, often slightly paler but not at all glaucous, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvstamineum_and3
April Anderson County SC
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JK Marlow jkm060506_077
May Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
Corolla widely campanulate, stamens exserted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm060506_081
May Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
Calyx lobes 5, acute or obtuse, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a:
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium candicans
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium neglectum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium stamineum
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Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
Habitat: Xeric to submesic woodlands, forests, and rock outcrops (unlike most Vaccinium, often on mafic, ultramafic, or calcareous rocks), per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed rotate-campanulate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Green/Pink/Yellowish/Purple
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p388?
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p264
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p131?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p366