familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Vaccinioideae
genusVaccinium
sectionVaccinium sect. Cyanococcus
speciesVaccinium darrowii
Vaccinium darrowii
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69: 240. 1942 (as darrowi) ,.
Common names: Darrow’s evergreen blueberry
Endemic
Basionym: Vaccinium myrsinites var. glaucum A. Gray in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2: 21. 1878,
Plants forming extensive open colonies, 1–15 dm; twigs pale green, glaucous, ± terete, puberulent. Leaves persistent for 1+ years; blade usually pale green abaxially, dark green adaxially, elliptic, 7–11 × 3–5 mm, coriaceous, margins entire, (often inrolled), surfaces usually glabrous abaxially (rarely minutely hairy along midvein). Flowers: calyx greenish, glabrous; corolla white tinged with pink or red, ± urceolate, 4–6 mm; filaments ciliate. Berries blue, glaucous, 8–10 mm diam., glabrous. Seeds 10–20, ca. 1 mm. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering winter–spring.
Habitat: Low flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, oak-scrub, palmetto scrubs and swales
Elevation: 0-30 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"entire" is not a number.
... more about "Vaccinium darrowii"
absent +
dehiscent +
inverted +
not flaky +
blue +
elliptic +
ovate;oblong-lanceolate or spatulate +
coriaceous +
much shorter +
greenish +
glabrous +
open +
extensive +
Darrow’s evergreen blueberry +
aromatic +
absent +
deciduous +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
urceolate +
fascicles +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
straight +
distinct +
symmetric +
pendulous +
baccate +
ovoid;globose +
fleshy +
absent +
simple +
persistent +
cauline +
usually much shorter +
shorter to longer +
,;plane +
revolute +
absent +
furrowed +
axile +
inferior +
lobed +
anatropous +
fascicles +
articulated +
absent +
red;cream;pink bronze or green +
connate +
absent +
reduced +
not sticky +
absent +
4-5-carpellate +
solid +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
1846 +
2-10-flowered +
winged +
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
distinct +
10;25 +
ellipsoid +
connate +
absent +
Endemic +
included +
capitate +
5-lobed +
absent +
hollow +
straight +
declinate +
brochidodromous +
glabrous +
Vaccinium darrowii +
Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus +
species +
reticulate +
thin +
pale green +
terete +
rhizomatous +
absent +
multicellular-hairy +