Vaccinium corymbosum
| Vaccinium corymbosum | |
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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: 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 (Deyrup 2015):
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
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
- ↑ Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.
