familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Vaccinioideae
genusVaccinium
sectionVaccinium sect. Cyanococcus
speciesVaccinium hirsutum
Vaccinium hirsutum
Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 175. 1843 ,.
Common names: Hairy blueberry woolly berry
Endemic
Synonyms: Cyanococcus hirsutus (Buckley) Small
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Plants forming open colonies, 2–5 (–7.5) dm; twigs green, slightly angled, pilose or hairy. Leaves deciduous; blade green, elliptic, 23–62 × 10–36 mm, subcoriaceous, margins entire, surfaces densely hairy, eglandular abaxially. Flowers: calyx green, glandular-hairy; corolla white, cylindric, 5–9 mm, (glandular-hairy); filaments hairy. Berries black, 7–9 mm diam., hairy. Seeds 3–9, ca. 1 mm. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Dry oak-pine ridges and mountain meadows
Elevation: 600-1500 m
Distribution
Ga., N.C., Tenn.
Discussion
Vaccinium hirsutum is uncommon (but not threatened) in Tennessee, rare in North Carolina, and probably extirpated in Georgia.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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absent +
dehiscent +
inverted +
not flaky +
black +
hairy +
elliptic +
green +
ovate;oblong-lanceolate or spatulate +
subcoriaceous +
much shorter +
green +
glandular-hairy +
aromatic +
absent +
white +
deciduous +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
cylindric +
fascicles +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
straight +
distinct +
hairy +
symmetric +
pendulous +
baccate +
ovoid;globose +
fleshy +
absent +
simple +
deciduous +
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 +
Amer. J. Sci. Arts +
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 +
eglandular +
hairy +
Vaccinium hirsutum +
Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus +
species +
reticulate +
thin +
green +
angled +
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