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Section: Polycodium    

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. sericeum   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)

Vaccinium stamineum

INCLUDED WITHIN The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)

Vaccinium stamineum

(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002b:

Vaccinium stamineum var. melanocarpum   FAMILY Ericaceae

(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Polycodium melanocarpum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Polycodium (Ashe, 1931)

Polycodium sericeum

 

COMMON NAME:
Southern Deerberry


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image of Vaccinium stamineum var. sericeum, Southern Deerberry

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_vast_004_lvd

        

image of Vaccinium stamineum var. sericeum, Southern Deerberry

JK Marlow    jkm0504c_23b

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Vaccinium stamineum var. sericeum, Southern Deerberry

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmvstamineum_melanomcc1

April    McCormick County    SC

Bracts of the inflorescence much smaller than normal foliage leaves, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Vaccinium stamineum var. sericeum, Southern Deerberry

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmvstamineum_melanomcc2

April    McCormick County    SC

Leaves green beneath, often slightly paler but not at all glaucous, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. sericeum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Vaccinium stamineum

INCLUDED WITHIN The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)
Vaccinium stamineum

(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002b:
Vaccinium stamineum var. melanocarpum   FAMILY Ericaceae

(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium melanocarpum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Polycodium (Ashe, 1931)
Polycodium sericeum

 

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2300

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Xeric woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon (rare in NC) (rare in SC Piedmont)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins mostly entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed rotate-campanulate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Green/Pink/Yellowish/Purple
Berry

 

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