Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. sericeum (C. Mohr) D.B. Ward. Southern Deerberry. Phen: Apr-Jun; Aug-Oct. Hab: Xeric woodlands. Dist: 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); = Polycodium sericeum (C.Mohr) C.B.Rob. – Ashe (1931); ? Polycodium melanocarpum (C.Mohr) Small – S, misapplied; ? Vaccinium melanocarpum (C.Mohr) C.Mohr ex Kearney – G, misapplied; < Vaccinium stamineum L. – Ar, C, Fl5, FNA8, K1, K3, Mex, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, Luteyn et al (1996), Uttal (1987), Vander Kloet (1988); ? Vaccinium stamineum L. var. melanocarpum C.Mohr – F, RAB, misapplied

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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