Vaccinium corymbosum, the northern highbush blueberry, is a species of blueberry native to eastern north america, from the great lakes region east to nova scotia, and south through the northeastern united states and appalachian region, to the southeastern united states in mississippi. Vaccinium corymbosum propagation by cutting deciduous. Vaccinium chippewa plant finder missouri botanical garden. The shrubs are erect or creeping, with alternate deciduous or evergreen leaves. Mountain huckleberry, squaretwig blueberry, thinleaf huckleberry ericaceae heath family synonyms. Vaccinium synonyms, vaccinium pronunciation, vaccinium translation, english dictionary definition of vaccinium. California huckleberry also occurs as an understory dominant in humid coastal portorford cedar chamaecyparis lawsoniana, douglasfir, and in redwood sequoia sempervirens communities which develop on broad alluvial flats 12,41,54,55,62,64.
Alternate, simple, deciduous, elliptical, ovate, or obovate, 12 to 1 12 inches long, margins finely toothed. Vaccinium definition is a large widely distributed genus of shrubs family ericaceae including the blueberries and cranberries and distinguished by the 4 to 5. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Your question may be answered by sellers, manufacturers, or customers who purchased this item, who are all part of the amazon community. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Vaccinium membranaceum vaccinium membranaceum douglas ex torr. Vaccinium membranaceum article about vaccinium membranaceum. Leaves evergreen or deciduous, rarely pseudoverticillate, petiolate, margin entire or serrate. K001 spruce cedar hemlock forest k002 cedar hemlock douglas fir forest k003 silver fir douglas fir forest k004 fir. The plant list includes a further 4 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus vaccinium. Vaccinium ovatum synonyms, vaccinium ovatum pronunciation, vaccinium ovatum translation, english dictionary definition of vaccinium ovatum. Vaccinium definition of vaccinium by the free dictionary.
The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. The fruits of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry whortleberry, lingonberry cowberry, and huckleberry. Vaccinium ovatum definition of vaccinium ovatum by the. The first fruit will appear after the spring bloom in midsummer, then it reblooms in summer, providing a late season crop in the fall.
The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 12300671 with original publication details. Taxonomy navigation vaccinieae all lower taxonomy nodes 146 common name isynonym iother names i vaccinium l. Vaccinium macrocarpon is a small, creeping plant with simple, alternate, evergreen leaves usually less than 8 mm wide and 15 mm long. Plant propagation protocol for vaccinium membranaceum. Like many other ericaceous plants, they are generally restricted to acidic soils. Vaccinium corymbosum is a deciduous shrub growing to 612 feet 1. Vaccinium ovatum definition of vaccinium ovatum by the free. Vaccinium corymbosum is not exactly a blueberry that one would produce on a large scale production setting for commercial use. The fruits of vaccinium species include blueberries, cranberries, huckleberries, and bilberry in total, there are about 450 species, mostly in the cooler parts of the northern hemisphere. Vaccinium angustifolium aiton family ericaceae verified by vander kloet, s. Vaccinium, genus of about 450 species of shrubs, in the heath family ericaceae, found widely throughout the northern hemisphere and extending south along tropical mountain ranges, especially in malesia. In autumn, the leaves turn to a brilliant red, orange, yellow, andor purple. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the plants classification report.
Select from img where ready1 and taxon vaccinium membranaceum order by taxon. Vaccinium membranaceum douglas vaccinium membranaceum dougl. The range of vaccinium caespitosum extends across the subarctic zone from alaska to labrador, with southward extensions into the sierra nevada range of california, the rocky mountains to new mexico, and locally into northern minnesota, northern wisconsin, michigan, northern new york, and northern new england. Ericaceae information from the index of california plant names. Large image for vaccinium membranaceum thinleaf huckleberry. Taxonomic serial no 23601 download help vaccinium membranaceum tsn 23601 taxonomy and nomenclature kingdom. Media in category vaccinium ovatum the following 35 files are in this category, out of 35 total. Jul 08, 2018 vaccinium n a taxonomic genus within the family ericaceae shrubs including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry or whortleberry, cowberry or lingonberry, and some huckleberry. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. An vaccinium stamineum in nahilalakip ha genus nga vaccinium, ngan familia nga ericaceae. The leaves are glabrous margins may be slightly ciliate and strongly whitened beneath with entire, inrolled margins and broadly rounded tips. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information.
The dark green leaves will turn to deep red and greens in the winter, making it a beautiful year. The genus name vaccinium comes from an ancient latin name apparently derived from a prehistoric mediterranean language. Blueberries are remarkable plants in the sense that they have evolved to grow in rather unfavorable environmental conditions such as acidic soils and are able to reestablish quickly after forest fires. Vaccinium ovatum is a species of flowering shrub known by the common names evergreen huckleberry, winter huckleberry and california huckleberry. This page was last edited on 27 september 2017, at 17. Alternate, deciduous often some persistent, oval to oblongelliptic, 0.
Propagation trials were completed using seeds, hardwood stem cuttings, and rhizome cuttings from black huckleberry vaccinium membranaceum douglas ex. Hailed as a superfood, blueberries are an excellent source of dietary fibre, vitamin c, vitamin k, manganese, iron, and a number of antioxidants. Stevens shrubs or small trees, terrestrial or epiphytic. Plants profile for vaccinium membranaceum thinleaf huckleberry. The plants database includes the following 43 species of vaccinium. Perpetua produces two crops of delicious blueberries. This particular species is known by the common names thinleaf huckleberry, tall huckleberry, big huckleberry, mountain huckleberry, squaretwig blueberry, and ambiguously as black huckleberry. Black huckleberry vaccinium ovatum, leesylvania state park, woodbridge, virginia. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Vaccinium ovatum is a small to medium sized evergreen shrub native to the western pacific coast of the united states and coastal british columbia. Colors range from red to bluepurple to almost black. As the zones suggest, these are very good for cold places. Vaccinium definition of vaccinium by merriamwebster. Blueberry, any of several north american shrubs of the genus vaccinium family ericaceae, prized for their sweet edible fruits. A genus of 140 species of shrubs, vines, and small trees. Plants profile for vaccinium membranaceum thinleaf. The plant list includes 908 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus vaccinium. These are the types of berries found in the forests and in backyards.
Vaccinium coccineum, vaccinium globulare, vaccinium membranaceum var. Cvac 45 was collected from the wild in 1963 in monmouth, me. Vaccinium coccineum piper vaccinium globulare rydb. Supported by the usda national research support project nrsp10, plants for human health institute at north carolina state university and washington state university. Observations on the rhizomes and roots of vaccinium membranaceum. Vaccinium is a common an widespread genus o shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the heath faimily.
Vaccinium sikkimense landscape plants oregon state. Huckleberries have 10 large hard seeds, while blueberries have. The university of washington herbarium and its partners have released plant identification apps for the wildflowers of washington 1,021 species and idaho 810 species, based in part on information contained in the burke herbarium image collection web site. Some species and hybrids, including blueberries, cranberries and huckleberries are grown primarily for their fruit. On behalf of the vaccinium species workgroup and the vine and berry fruits section of the international society for horticultural science ishs, we cordially invite you to join us at the xi international vaccinium symposium in orlando, florida, usa on april 1014, 2016. Taxonomy navigation vaccinieae all lower taxonomy nodes 146 common name isynonym iother names i. Calphotos is a project of bnhm university of california. Vaccinium membranaceum berry production seven years after treatment to reduce overstory. Vaccinium evergreen or deciduous berrybearing shrubs of northern hemisphere. There are a few tropical species which grow in places like madagascar or hawaii. Vaccinium sikkimense landscape plants oregon state university.
Fres20 douglas fir fres23 fir spruce fres24 hemlock sitka spruce fres26 lodgepole pine fres27 redwood states. Select from img where ready1 and taxon vaccinium membranaceum order by taxon click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement. The range of vaccinium caespitosum extends across the subarctic zone from alaska to labrador, with southward extensions into the sierra nevada range of california, the rocky mountains to new mexico, and locally into northern minnesota, northern wisconsin, michigan, northern. The dark glossy green leaves are elliptical and up to 5 centimetres 2. Sprays of small, white or pink urnshaped flowers in. It is a characteristic understory component of western hemlocksitka spruce communities which occur along the coast of northern oregon. Download scientific diagram logistic model fit to cumulative germination of v.
Because this parent plants characteristics are intermediate to those of v. Vaccinium species maintained as plants vaccinium seed accessions core collection the core is a subset of the vaccinium germplasm collection consisting of approximately 10% of accessions and representing the maximum genetic diversity of the genus. Vaccinium simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. List of icpn names in vaccinium list of names from icpn, hrusas crosswalk, and jepson flora in vaccinium.
Vaccinium membranaceum big huckleberry virginia tech. Vaccinium membranaceum is a species within the group of vaccinium commonly referred to as huckleberry. The small flowers resemble those of the true heaths erica, but the ovary is beneath the flower. Vaccinium membranaceum douglas ex torrey could be a valuable commercial crop if it could be domesticated, and a valuable genetic resource for highbush blueberry breeding. Other common names include blue huckleberry, tall huckleberry, swamp huckleberry, high blueberry, and swamp.
A taxonomic genus within the family ericaceae shrubs including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry or whortleberry, cowberry or lingonberry, and some huckleberry. Genus vaccinium can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees, with simple leaves and small, bell or urnshaped flowers followed by juicy, sometimes edible berries details v. Evergreen shrub, 12 ft 30 60 cm tall, multistemmed. Its origin and meaning are generally considered to be lost to time. Vaccinium membranaceum is a species within the group of vaccinium commonly referred to as. Vaccinium definition is a large widely distributed genus of shrubs family ericaceae including the blueberries and cranberries and distinguished by the 4 to 5celled ovary and the usually manyseeded baccate fruit. This particular species is known by the common names thinleaf huckleberry, tall huckleberry, big huckleberry, mountain huckleberry, squaretwig blueberry. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, racemose, fasciculate, or solitary.
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