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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | < | + | ''V. stamineum'' proliferates in pinelands, xeric to submesic woodlands and forests, including pineoak/heath and shrub balds, pine flatwoods, and rock outcrops (unlike most Vaccinium, often on mafic, ultramafic, or calcareous rocks). <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> |
| + | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
| + | ''V. stamineum'' flowers February-May and July. <ref name= "PanFlora"> PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: [http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/] Date Accessed: 5/29/18 </ref> | ||
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| − | + | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | |
| + | ''V. stamineum'' is not fire resistant but has medium fire tolerance. <ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/> | ||
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| − | + | ===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | |
| + | ''V. stamineum'' has medium palatability for browsing and grazing animals. <ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/> | ||
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Revision as of 16:14, 29 May 2018
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| Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Vaccinium |
| Species: | V. stamineum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vaccinium stamineum L. | |
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| Natural range of Vaccinium stamineum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: (for var. 2) Polycodium candicans Small; V. candicans (C. Mohr) Sleumer; (for var. glandulosum) Polycodium glandulosum W.W. Ashe; (for var. sericeum) Polycodium sericeum (C. Mohr) C.B. Robinson
Varieties: Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. 1; Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. 2; Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. caesium (Greene) D.B. Ward; Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. glandulosum (W.W. Ashe) D.B. Ward; Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. sericeum (C. Mohr) D.B. Ward; Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. stamineum
Description
V. stamineum is a perennial shrub of the Ericaceae family native to North America and Canada. [1]
Distribution
V. stamineum is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from Texas to Maine, as well as the Ontario region of Canada. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
V. stamineum proliferates in pinelands, xeric to submesic woodlands and forests, including pineoak/heath and shrub balds, pine flatwoods, and rock outcrops (unlike most Vaccinium, often on mafic, ultramafic, or calcareous rocks). [2]
Phenology
V. stamineum flowers February-May and July. [3]
Fire ecology
V. stamineum is not fire resistant but has medium fire tolerance. [1]
Use by animals
V. stamineum has medium palatability for browsing and grazing animals. [1]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VAST
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/29/18
