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Vaccinium caesariense
Vaccinium caesariense Mack.
High-bush Blueberry, New Jersey Blueberry
Ericaceae (Heath family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: VACA6
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 15 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: FL , GA , MA , MD , ME , NC , NH , NJ , NY , PA , RI , SC , VANative Habitat: Open swamps, bogs, sandy margins of lakes, ponds and streams, flatwoods, gray-birch scrub, pine barrens, mires, bay heads, upland meadows and woods, ravines, mountain summits.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Vaccinium caesariense in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Vaccinium caesariense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vaccinium caesariense
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR