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Section: Cyanococcus    

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Vaccinium formosum   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium formosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Vaccinium formosum

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

Vaccinium corymbosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Vaccinium formosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)

Vaccinium formosum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-008?:

Vaccinium corymbosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Vaccinium australe

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

Cyanococcus virgatus

 

COMMON NAME:
Southern Highbush Blueberry, Swamp Highbush Blueberry


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image of Vaccinium formosum, Southern Highbush Blueberry, Swamp Highbush Blueberry

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmvformosum_oceanbay1

May    Horry County    SC

Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve

This has the largest and arguably the highest quality fruit of the native highbush blueberries, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Vaccinium formosum, Southern Highbush Blueberry, Swamp Highbush Blueberry

JK Marlow    jkm220926_0006

September    Spartanburg County    SC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Vaccinium formosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium formosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vaccinium formosum

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Vaccinium formosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)
Vaccinium formosum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-008?:
Vaccinium corymbosum   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Vaccinium australe

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus virgatus

 

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2341

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, swamps (especially blackwater, or at least where away from strong alluvial influence), seepages, depression ponds (dolines), other moist ground, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous (almost evergreen in the Deep South)
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring
White
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Blue
Berry

 

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