Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Herpothamnus
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium crassifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Creeping Blueberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. crassifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Vaccinium crassifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-012:
Vaccinium crassifolium FAMILY Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Herpothamnus crassifolius
COMMON NAME:
Creeping Blueberry
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvcrassifolium_hc1
April
Grows close to the ground hidden in vegetation and is often overlooked, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Sharleen Johnson shj_1127135731272105
December Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Angle of leaf base typically > 90°; margins finely glandular mucronulate-crenulate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium crassifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. crassifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vaccinium crassifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-012:
Vaccinium crassifolium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Herpothamnus crassifolius
1581
Subshrub; Trailing woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, pine flatwoods, pocosin-sandhill ecotones, upland sandhills over clay pans, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White/Pink
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed globular-urceolate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Black
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p309
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p089
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p116
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p191
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p114
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p362