Vaccinium darrowii
| Vaccinium darrowii | |
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| Photo by Kevin Robertson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Vaccinium |
| Species: | V. darrowii |
| Binomial name | |
| Vaccinium darrowii Camp | |
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| Natural range of Vaccinium darrowii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Darrow's blueberry
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Cyanococcus myrsinites (Lamarck) Small var. glaucum A. Gray
Description
A description of Vaccinium darrowii is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Phenology
It has been observed flowering from February to April and in December.[1]
Seed dispersal
This species is thought to be dispersed by consumption by vertebrates. [2]
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Vaccinium darrowii at Archbold Biological Station: [3]
Apidae: Apis mellifera, Epeolus erigeronis, Habropoda laboriosa
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa, Augochloropsis anonyma
Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis
Vespidae: Eumenes smithii
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Vaccinium darrowii Photo by Kevin Robertson
Vaccinium darrowii Photo by Kevin Robertson
References and notes
- ↑ 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 Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.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.
