NameThatPlant.net: Vaccinium stamineum var. 2

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Polycodium

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. 2 FAMILY Ericaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Deerberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a?:

Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum FAMILY Ericaceae

COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Deerberry

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. 2 FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum FAMILY Ericaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a?:
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum FAMILY Ericaceae

2878

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Xeric to submesic woodlands and forests, including pine-oak/heath and shrub balds, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins mostly entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed rotate-campanulate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Green/Pink/Yellowish/Purple
Berry

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