Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Cyanococcus
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium hirsutum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Woollyberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
It is the only species in our area with pubescent fruit. The plants are very short, a lower lowbush than V. pallidum, with which it usually grows intermingled, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium hirsutum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Vaccinium hirsutum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-007:
Vaccinium hirsutum FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus hirsutus
COMMON NAME:
Woollyberry, Hairy Blueberry, Low-lowbush Blueberry
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvhirsutum_abrams1
May
Pedicel, hypanthium, calyx and corolla stipitate-glandular. Entire plant hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvhirsutum_abrams2
May
Leaves green, pilose on both sides, mostly greater than 3cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvhirsutum_abrams3
May
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium hirsutum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium hirsutum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Vaccinium hirsutum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-007:
Vaccinium hirsutum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus hirsutus
2303
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Mountain slopes and ridges, primarily in pine-oak and oak forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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 to semi-evergreen
Simple
Alternate
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous, forming clonal colonies
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-white/Greenish-pink
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed cylindric corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Blue
Berry
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