Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. sericeum (C. Mohr) D.B. Ward. Common name: Southern Deerberry. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Xeric woodlands. Distribution: S. SC, w. NC, TN, and AR south to Panhandle FL and TX; disjunct in Mexico (GTO, SLP, and allegedly ROO) (Villaseñor 2016).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ward (1974); Vaccinium melanocarpum (C.Mohr) C.Mohr ex Kearney var. sericeum C.Mohr = Polycodium sericeum (C.Mohr) C.B.Rob. — Ashe (1931); ? Polycodium melanocarpum (C.Mohr) Small — S, S13, misapplied; ? Vaccinium melanocarpum (C.Mohr) C.Mohr ex Kearney — G, misapplied; < Vaccinium stamineum L. — Ar, C, Fl5, FNA8, Mex, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, Luteyn et al (1996), Uttal (1987), Vander Kloet (1988); ? Vaccinium stamineum L. var. melanocarpum C.Mohr — F, RAB, misapplied. Basionym: Vaccinium melanocarpum (C.Mohr) C.Mohr ex Kearney var. sericeum C.Mohr 1901
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)
- 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 ⓘ: 5
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