OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Polycodium    

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

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a:

Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Polycodium candicans

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Polycodium neglectum

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Polycodium stamineum

 

COMMON NAME:
Common Deerberry


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image of Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum, Common Deerberry

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_post8_001_lvd

        

image of Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum, Common Deerberry

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

        

image of Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum, Common Deerberry

JK Marlow    jkm110415_486

April    Carroll County    GA

Vaccinium stamineum's flowers are white, bell-shaped, and open widely, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).

image of Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum, Common Deerberry

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmvstamineum_and2

April    Anderson County    SC

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

image of Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum, Common Deerberry

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmvstamineum_and3

April    Anderson County    SC

image of Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum, Common Deerberry

JK Marlow    jkm060506_077

May    Oconee County    SC

Clemson Forest

Corolla widely campanulate, stamens exserted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum, Common Deerberry

JK Marlow    jkm060506_081

May    Oconee County    SC

Clemson Forest

Calyx lobes 5, acute or obtuse, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

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

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a:
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum   FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium candicans

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium neglectum

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium stamineum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2877

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Xeric to submesic woodlands, forests, and rock outcrops (unlike most Vaccinium, often on mafic, ultramafic, or calcareous rocks), per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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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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