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==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
Synonyms: ''Vaccinium corymbosum'' var. ''albiflorum'' (Hooker) Fernald; ''Vaccinium corymbosum'' var. ''glabrum'' Gray; ''Vaccinium constablaei'' A. Gray; ''Cyanococcus corymbosus'' (Linnaeus) Rydberg
 
Synonyms: ''Vaccinium corymbosum'' var. ''albiflorum'' (Hooker) Fernald; ''Vaccinium corymbosum'' var. ''glabrum'' Gray; ''Vaccinium constablaei'' A. Gray; ''Cyanococcus corymbosus'' (Linnaeus) Rydberg
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==

Revision as of 14:19, 27 September 2016

Vaccinium corymbosum
Vacc cory.jpg
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.
Vacc cory dist.jpg
Natural range of Vaccinium corymbosum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Highbush blueberry

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Vaccinium corymbosum var. albiflorum (Hooker) Fernald; Vaccinium corymbosum var. glabrum Gray; Vaccinium constablaei A. Gray; Cyanococcus corymbosus (Linnaeus) Rydberg

Description

A description of Vaccinium corymbosum is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Seed dispersal

According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by being consumed by vertebrates (being assumed). [1]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Vaccinium corymbosum at Archbold Biological Station: [2]

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

References and notes

  1. Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.
  2. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.