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Ericaceae
Vaccinium

not marked as a favorite taxon Vaccinium hirsutum Buckley. Common name: Woollyberry, Hairy Blueberry, Low-lowbush Blueberry. Phenology: Apr-May; Jun-Jul. Habitat: Mountain slopes and ridges, primarily in pine-oak and oak forests. Distribution: V. hirsutum is a narrow Southern Appalachian endemic, occurring only in a few counties of sw. NC, se. TN, n. GA, and (allegedly) SC.

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ID notes: Vaccinium hirsutum is the only species of Vaccinium in our region with pubescent fruit. The plants are very short, a lower lowbush than V. pallidum, with which it usually grows intermingled.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA8, K4, RAB, S13, Tn, W, Camp (1945), Luteyn et al (1996), Vander Kloet (1988); = Cyanococcus hirsutus (Buckley) Small — S. Basionym: Vaccinium hirsutum Buckley 1843

Links to other floras: = Vaccinium hirsutum - FNA8

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image #1 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #2 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ashley M Bradford source CC-BY-NC | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Will Kuhn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Will Kuhn source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ashley M Bradford source CC-BY-NC | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Will Kuhn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Will Kuhn source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ashley M Bradford source CC-BY-NC | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Zach Irick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Zach Irick source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Milo Pyne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Milo Pyne source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Milo Pyne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Milo Pyne source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Milo Pyne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Milo Pyne source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Alaina Krakowiak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alaina Krakowiak source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #17 of Vaccinium hirsutum© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷

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