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Synonyms: ''Cyanococcus corymbosus'' (Linnaeus) Rydberg; ''V. constablaei'' A. Gray.<ref>Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> | Synonyms: ''Cyanococcus corymbosus'' (Linnaeus) Rydberg; ''V. constablaei'' A. Gray.<ref>Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> | ||
| − | Varieties: | + | Varieties: ''V. corymbosum'' var. ''albiflorum'' (Hooker) Fernald; ''V. corymbosum'' var. ''glabrum''.<ref>Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Revision as of 09:07, 13 May 2021
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| Photo by Betty Wargo, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Vaccinium |
| Species: | V. corymbosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vaccinium corymbosum L. | |
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| Natural range of Vaccinium corymbosum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Highbush blueberry
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Cyanococcus corymbosus (Linnaeus) Rydberg; V. constablaei A. Gray.[1]
Varieties: V. corymbosum var. albiflorum (Hooker) Fernald; V. corymbosum var. glabrum.[2]
Description
A description of Vaccinium corymbosum is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Phenology
V. corymbosum has been observed to flower January to April and in December.[3]
Seed dispersal
This species is thought to be dispersed by consumption by vertebrates.[4]
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Vaccinium corymbosum at Archbold Biological Station:[5]
Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, Habropoda laboriosa
Colletidae: Hylaeus confluens
Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. sumptuosa, Lasioglossum placidensis
Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni, L. slossonae
Vespidae: Pachodynerus nasidens, Polistes bahamensis, Stenodynerus histrionalis rufustus, S. lineatifrons, Zethus slossonae
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Flowers & Fruit of Vaccinium corymbosum Photos by Betty Wargo, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
References and notes
- ↑ Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 14 DEC 2016
- ↑ Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
- ↑ Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
