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Common habitats for ''V. arboreum'' include rocky or sandy woodlands, bluffs, and cliffs. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
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''V. arboreum'' can grow in medium to coarse textured soils.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>  
 
''V. arboreum'' can grow in medium to coarse textured soils.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>  
  
 
The species has a medium tolerance to drought and is tolerant of shade. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
 
The species has a medium tolerance to drought and is tolerant of shade. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
 
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''V. arboreum'' largly blooms in April and May. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Pan Flora]</ref>  
 
''V. arboreum'' largly blooms in April and May. <ref name= "Pan Flora"> [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Pan Flora]</ref>  

Revision as of 15:54, 29 May 2018

Vaccinium arboreum
Vaccinium arboreum IWF.jpg
Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Vaccinium
Species: V. arboreum
Binomial name
Vaccinium arboreum
Marshall
VACC ARBO DIST.JPG
Natural range of Vaccinium arboreum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: V. arboreum var. glaucescens (Greene)

Variety: Batodendron arboreum (Marshall)

Description

V. arboreum is a perennial shrub/tree of the Ericaceae family that is native to North America. [1]

Distribution

V. arboreum is found throughout the southeastern United States, as far west as Texas and as far north as Illinois. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

Common habitats for V. arboreum include rocky or sandy woodlands, bluffs, and cliffs. [2]

V. arboreum can grow in medium to coarse textured soils.[1]

The species has a medium tolerance to drought and is tolerant of shade. [1]

Phenology

V. arboreum largly blooms in April and May. [3]

Fruit begins to develop in summer and lasts to fall. [1]

Fire ecology

V. arboreum has a medium tolerance of fire. [1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Pan Flora