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Ericaceae
Vaccinium

not marked as a favorite taxon Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. 2. Common name: Appalachian Deerberry. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Xeric to submesic woodlands and forests, including pine-oak/heath and shrub balds. Distribution: PA south to GA, in the Appalachians and adjacent provinces.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: Vaccinium melanocarpum (C.Mohr) C.Mohr ex Kearney var. candicans C.Mohr; = Polycodium candicans Small — S, S13, Ashe (1931); = Vaccinium candicans (C.Mohr) Sleumer; < Vaccinium stamineum L. — C, FNA8, Il, K4, Pa, Tn, Va, W, Luteyn et al (1996), Uttal (1987), Vander Kloet (1988); < Vaccinium stamineum L. var. stamineum — F, RAB, WV. Basionym: Vaccinium melanocarpum (C.Mohr) C.Mohr ex Kearney var. candicans C.Mohr 1901

Links to other floras: < Vaccinium stamineum - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Vaccinium stamineum var. 2© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Vaccinium stamineum var. 2© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷

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