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Vaccinium formosum
Vaccinium formosum Andrews
High-bush Blueberry, Southern Blueberry
Ericaceae (Heath family)
Synonym(s): Vaccinium australe
USDA Symbol: VAFO
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: AL , FL , GA , MD , NC , NJ , SC , VANative Habitat: Open swamps, bogs, sandy margins of lakes, ponds and streams, flatwoods, gray-birch scrub, pine barrens, mires, bay heads, upland ericaceous meadows, upland woods, ravines, mountain summits
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | 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 formosum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Vaccinium formosum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vaccinium formosum
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR