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Synonyms: ''Vaccinium corymbosum'' var. ''albiflorum'' (Hooker) Fernald; ''Vaccinium corymbosum'' var. ''glabrum'' Gray; ''Vaccinium constablaei'' A. Gray; ''Cyanococcus corymbosus'' (Linnaeus) Rydberg | Synonyms: ''Vaccinium corymbosum'' var. ''albiflorum'' (Hooker) Fernald; ''Vaccinium corymbosum'' var. ''glabrum'' Gray; ''Vaccinium constablaei'' A. Gray; ''Cyanococcus corymbosus'' (Linnaeus) Rydberg | ||
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Revision as of 15:19, 27 September 2016
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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: [2]
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
