Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. caesium (Greene) D.B. Ward. Common name: Florida Deerberry, Whiteleaf Deerberry. Phenology: Mar-May; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Xeric woodlands. Distribution: Se. NC south to c. peninsular FL, and west to s. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ward (1974); = Polycodium caesium Greene — S13; > Polycodium ashei Harb. — S; > Polycodium floridanum (Nutt.) Greene — S; > Polycodium floridanum (Nutt.) Greene var. caesium (Greene) Ashe — Ashe (1931); > Polycodium floridanum (Nutt.) Greene var. floridanum — Ashe (1931); >< Vaccinium caesium Greene — F, Tx, (possibly misapplied); < Vaccinium stamineum L. — C, Fl5, FNA8, K4, W, WH3, Luteyn et al (1996), Uttal (1987), Vander Kloet (1988); < Vaccinium stamineum L. var. stamineum — RAB. Basionym: Vaccinium caesium Greene 1897
Links to other floras: < Vaccinium stamineum - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: 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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