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Synonym: ''Cyanococcus myrsinites'' (Lamarck) Small var. ''myrsinites'' | Synonym: ''Cyanococcus myrsinites'' (Lamarck) Small var. ''myrsinites'' | ||
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According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by being consumed by vertebrates (being assumed). <ref name="KK"> Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015. </ref> | According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by being consumed by vertebrates (being assumed). <ref name="KK"> Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015. </ref> | ||
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Vespidae: ''Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Pseudodynerus quadrisectus, Stenodynerus fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus, S. lineatifrons'' | Vespidae: ''Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Pseudodynerus quadrisectus, Stenodynerus fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus, S. lineatifrons'' | ||
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File: Vacc_myrs_SDenton_ISB-AtlasofFLPlants6.jpg | <center> Flowers of ''Vaccinium'' ''myrsinites'' <p> Photo by Shirley Denton (copyrighted- use by photographer’s permission only), [http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=653&display=photos Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants] </p> | File: Vacc_myrs_SDenton_ISB-AtlasofFLPlants6.jpg | <center> Flowers of ''Vaccinium'' ''myrsinites'' <p> Photo by Shirley Denton (copyrighted- use by photographer’s permission only), [http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=653&display=photos Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants] </p> | ||
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Revision as of 14:22, 27 September 2016
| Vaccinium myrsinites | |
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| Photo by Pat Howell, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Vaccinium |
| Species: | V. myrsinites |
| Binomial name | |
| Vaccinium myrsinites Lam. | |
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| Natural range of Vaccinium myrsinites from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Shiny blueberry, Southern evergreen blueberry
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Cyanococcus myrsinites (Lamarck) Small var. myrsinites
Description
A description of Vaccinium myrsinites 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 myrsinites at Archbold Biological Station: [2]
Apidae: Nomada fervida
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, A. sumptuosa, Lasioglossum pectoralis
Leucospididae: Leucospis slossonae
Megachilidae: Coelioxys sayi, Megachile brevis pseudobrevis, M. mendica
Sphecidae: Ectemnius rufipes ais
Vespidae: Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Pseudodynerus quadrisectus, Stenodynerus fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus, S. lineatifrons
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Flowers of Vaccinium myrsinites Photo by Shirley Denton (copyrighted- use by photographer’s permission only), Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
