Vaccinium stamineum
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| Vaccinium stamineum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Vaccinium |
| Species: | V. stamineum |
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| Vaccinium stamineum L. |
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Vaccinium stamineum, commonly known as deerberry, squaw huckleberry or gooseberry, is a flowering shrub in the heath family. The plant is native to eastern North America from Ontario in the north, south to Florida and west to Texas. Its white, bell-shaped flowers consisting of 5 spreading petals emerge from April through June, and on rare occasions from October through November. The fruit is an edible pubescent berry. The species is highly variable and a number of varieties have been named. It is typically found in rocky or sandy soil in xeric woodlands.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Vaccinium stamineum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Vaccinium+stamineum. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ Radford, Albert E.; Ahles, Harry E.; Bell, C. Ritchie (1964). Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 814. ISBN 0-8078-1087-8
[edit] Gallery
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Pubescent Leaves
[edit] External links
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