Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Cyanococcus
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Elliott's Blueberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vaccinium elliottii
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Vaccinium corymbosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-003:
Vaccinium elliottii FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus elliottii
COMMON NAME:
Mayberry, Elliott's Blueberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vael_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_vael_004_pvd
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Will Stuart wil_6765193213_e6773002be
January MS
Crosby Arboretum
Corollas urn- or vase-shaped, 5-8mm long, 2-5mm wide, in clusters of 3-5, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm100314_001
March Decatur County GA
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_vaccinium_elliottii_c
March
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JK Marlow jkm130407_009
April Columbia County GA
Calyx lobes obtuse, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130407_012
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm130407_013
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm170401_381
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Twigs slender, green, zigzag, hairy or glabrous, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm170401_390
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves small & thick, elliptic to oval, shiny green above, paler beneath, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm170401_391
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves less than 3cm long and 1.5cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1793
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1794
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1809
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1810
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1865
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
Berry green ripening to bluish-black to black, occasionally whitish waxy, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vaccinium elliottii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vaccinium corymbosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-003:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus elliottii
1583
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Bottomlands, slopes, sandy river terraces, natural levees, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in NC Piedmont)
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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:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
White/Pinkish
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Black
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p386
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p072
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p116?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p175
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p364
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p222