Vaccinium myrsinites
| 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 name: shiny 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 (Deyrup 2015):
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
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- ↑ Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.
