Vaccinium stamineum Linnaeus var. caesium (Greene) D.B. Ward. Florida Deerberry, Whiteleaf Deerberry. Phen: Mar-May; Aug-Oct. Hab: Xeric woodlands. Dist: Se. NC south to c. peninsular FL, and west to s. AL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy: = Ward (1974); > Polycodium ashei Harb. – S; > Polycodium floridanum (Nutt.) Greene – S; > Polycodium floridanum (Nutt.) Greene var. caesium – Ashe (1931); > Polycodium floridanum (Nutt.) Greene var. floridanum – Ashe (1931); >< Vaccinium caesium Greene – F, Tx, (possibly misapplied); < Vaccinium stamineum L. – C, Fl5, FNA8, K1, K3, K4, W, WH3, Luteyn et al (1996), Uttal (1987), Vander Kloet (1988); < Vaccinium stamineum L. var. stamineum – RAB

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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