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| − | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Vaccinium darrowii'' at Archbold Biological Station | + | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Vaccinium darrowii'' at Archbold Biological Station: <ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref> |
Apidae: ''Apis mellifera, Epeolus erigeronis, Habropoda laboriosa'' | Apidae: ''Apis mellifera, Epeolus erigeronis, Habropoda laboriosa'' | ||
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Revision as of 10:25, 9 August 2016
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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
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 darrowii at Archbold Biological Station: [2]
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
